October Emergency Appeals
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Our community needs you!As always, we owe you our endless gratitude for your continuous support. Last year alone, we were able to assist over 100 cases through your rapid and positive responses. We certainly hope to continue to receive your encouragement and donations.Our initial caseload encompassed many more individuals, most of whom we were able to direct to external sources for financial assistance. The cases you see below are only the select few who had already exhausted all other sources of assistance, and they were left with no choice but to seek our aid.The families in the cases below desperately need you today. We hope that you will find it in your hearts to give from what you have been blessed with, and bear in mind that Allah will reward you with a greater good, inshaAllah.Jazakum Allah Khair.
Amount requested: $900.00
2. Client is a divorcee who recently secured employment after moving from another state. Client is currently applying for governmental assistance, and she asks for one-time aid while her application gets processed.
Amount requested: $400.00
3. Client is a first-time Dar Al-Hijrah applicant and is a married mother of two children, both of who are minors. Client receives governmental financial assistance, and her brother shares her rent as a roommate. The family recently moved to a new residence, and they are now asking for only one-time assistance to help cover the security deposit that they are short on.
Amount requested: $400.00
4. Client is a first-time Dar Al-Hijrah applicant. Client and his wife are students who therefore cannot secure full-time jobs until they graduate. Client asks for assistance for this month’s rent, as he anticipates he will better be able to cover future months’ rent and will be able to secure a full-time job upon graduation.
Amount requested: $1,000.00
5. Client is a first-time Dar Al-Hijrah applicant and is a married father of a young child. Since his spouse is unemployed, client is the only source of income to the family. Due to a serious accident, client lost his car and was had to replace it, leaving him short on rent. Client asks for one-time rental assistance to help cover these unexpected expenses.
Amount requested: $1,000.00
6. Client is a first-time Dar Al-HIjrah applicant and is a single mother of two children, both of who are minors. She is the main source of income to the family, but her ex-spouse supports her with small monthly stipends. Due to the nature of client’s job, income temporarily decreased over the summer, leaving client short on rent. Client now asks for one-time assistance while her income returns to baseline.
Amount requested: $500.00
7. Client is a first-time Dar Al-Hijrah applicant and is a single mother of three children, all of who are minors. Client and her family are refugees, and her husband is still in their home country. Client has enrolled in ESL classes to help with her job search, and she is currently looking for a part-time job while her children are in school. Client was receiving financial aid from other organizations, but they can no longer help her due to the large number of refugees seeking help. Client now asks for assistance while her residency documentation gets processed so she can secure a job.
Amount requested: $500.00
8. Client is a widow and single mother of one young child, and she is the only source of income to the family. Client has been struggling to cover her expenses, as her work authorization recently expired and cost her a large sum of money to renew. She is now relying on friends’ assistance to cover the rent she fell short on, and she asks for one-time assistance to help bridge the gap.
Amount requested: $520.00
9. Client is a stay-at-home mother of three young children, and her spouse is the main source of income to the family. Nonetheless, the spouse’s working abilities are limited due to a serious injury that he sustained and is now recovering from. Client has also been trying to increase family income by enrolling in ESL and Sewing classes. Client asks for one-time assistance to cover the rent she fell short on while her application for governmental assistance is being processed.
Amount requested: $850.00
10. Client is a first-time Dar Al-Hijrah applicant and is married with two young children. Since client’s spouse is unemployed, he is the main source of income to the family. Client also receives some governmental assistance. Client was employed, but a severe medical issue has prevented him from working for the past few months. Client asks for rental assistance to help cover the rent he fell short on while he recovers from his injury.
Amount requested: $400.00
11. Client is a married father of two children, all of who are minors. Client’s father recently suffered a serious medical issue that cost client a significant portion of his savings. As a result, client is now struggling to cover the expenses of his own rent and school tuition, and he asks for assistance to cover the amount he is short on so he may stay in school and avoid an eviction notice.
Amount requested: $400.00
12. Client is a married mother of three children, all of who are minors. Client is currently employed and is the main source of income to the family, and her husband is continuing his job search. Client could usually cover her family’s expenses; however, the added costs of school supplies at the beginning of the school year have left her short on rent. Client now asks for one-time assistance to bridge this gap.
Amount requested: $189.00
13. Client is a first-time Dar Al-Hijrah applicant and is a single mother of two children. Client is currently employed, but the nature of her job dictated that she could not work over the summer. Client is now behind on rent, and she asks for one-time assistance while her applications for governmental assistance are processed.
Amount requested: $500.00
14. Client is a first-time Dar Al-Hijrah applicant and is married with one son, and the family has asylum status. Client’s son underwent a serious accident for which he had to receive a series of surgeries, the most recent of which had to be done in the Fairfax Hospital, making the family move here from another state. Client is now struggling to cover the family’s expenses, and he asks for one-time assistance while his applications for governmental assistance are processed.
Amount requested: $700.00
15. Client is a first-time Dar Al-Hijrah applicant and is a single mother of one daughter who is currently helping her financially. Client could usually cover the small family’s expenses; however, client had to take two months off work due to her medical issues, leaving the family short on rent. Client seeks only one-time assistance while she recovers so she may return to work.
Amount requested: $200.00
16. Client is a single mother of two children, and she is the only source of income to the family. Due to being a teacher, client was unable to generate an income during the summer, leaving the family short on rent. Client now asks for one-time rental assistance to help cover the month’s rent that she fell behind on.
Amount requested: $200.00
17. Hard-working married father was holding two jobs, but the hours were drastically reduced at his main job and now he has been seeking part-time work to supplement his income. He is the only source of support for his family. Client asks for a one-time assistance toward his October rent.
Amount needed: $700.00
As a final note, we would like to put emphasis on the fact that many of our clients, both ones who benefited from this program and others, are in fact excellently-qualified candidates for many jobs. Accordingly, we would like to reach out to the business owners who are currently hiring and ask them to please contact us at: [email protected].
Dar Al-Hijrah Social Services Department