Organization: Catholic Charities Bureau Jacksonville
Bikes for Refugees
Goal: To purchase bikes, helmets, lights and locks for our Refugees to use to get to and from work
Total Project Value: $1,400
Project End Date: 6/3/2009
Status: Amount Given: $0 | Goal Amount: $1,400
My grade 4 class in Makwa Sahgiehcan First Nation,in Canada, took money from their year end class trip to donate to the Haiti children. They need help more than ever right now and we are happy to donate to them!
Will purchase a light
Will purchase a helmet
Will purchase a light, a helmet and a lock for the bike
Will purchase a bike
Project Description
Most people take for granted that we have cars to get ourselves to work. But for the people who cannot afford a car, they have to find alternate ways to get to work. The Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement program helps resettle displaced people who have been designated as refugees by the U.S. State Department and the United Nations High Commission on Refugees. Our job developer works hard to get these refugees jobs to begin earning an income to support their family. A cost-effective way for them to get to work is to ride bicycles. We are in need of donations of bicycles so that our refugees get to and from work.
The Refugee Resettlement program reunites family members living in Jacksonville with their relatives who have been victims of religious, ethnic, racial or political persecution. With the goal of helping refugees become self-sufficient within four months of arrival, our services include assistance in housing, jobs, financial assistance, furniture and food.