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The List Project's Emergency Support Fund

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The List Project is building a support fund to help recently resettled Iraqis defray emergency costs. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The Iraqis on our List have waited many months to be resettled in the U.S., due to the lengthy U.S. resettlement process, and have been forced to spend any savings they had on living expenses. In addition, each Iraqi must pay for all application fees and flights to the U.S. We hope that the Emergency Support Fund will help some of our most desperate arrivals in their initial shock-filled weeks.

Activities

The List Project team will be in contact with each of our arrivals to determine how our funds can best be distributed. With the help of the List Kids volunteers, the children of recent Iraqi arrivals will get school supplies and care packages.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $5,150
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $4,850
Total Funding Goal: $10,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The List Project believes that the Emergency Support Fund will not only help Iraqis in the short-term with costs, but will encourage those who benefit from the project to give back to another refugee family in need.

Project Message

"I am more than happy being here [in the U.S.]...with all the wonderful souls that established this program"
- Ahmed, Resettled Iraqi Refugee

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Ann McKittrick McKittrick
Director of Development and Outreach
PO Box 502
New York, NY 10101
United States
917-749-0143
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Project Sponsor

Ann McKittrick

Organization

The List Project
PO Box 502
New York, NY 10101
United States
1-888-895-5782
http://www.thelistproject.org

Learn more about The List Project and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United StatesUnited States and can also be found under Human RightsHuman Rights.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 27, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 26, 2009

Latest Update from the Field

2010 Update

By Ann McKittrick - Director of Development and Outreach, January 27, 2010 03:41 PM

Hello Everyone,

Happy New Year! We are thrilled that we are just over the halfway mark of meeting our goal and we hope that you will consider supporting our Emergency Support Fund in 2010.

We ended 2009 on a great note through our 2009 Annual Appeal, where we raised enough money to send gift cards to nearly 50 Iraqi families to help them with winter clothing purchases. In addition, we were able to increase our Emergency Support Fund to help with visa costs for our Iraqi allies and emergency payments for those that are in dire need here in the United States.

We applaud the State Department's announcement on January 25th that they will be increasing the grant given to assisting refugees during their initial 30-90 days, which will help our Iraqi allies start their new life here in the U.S. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/01/135800.htm

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