06/04/2026
Like so many displaced families around the world, Viktoriia, Vasylyna and Tanya’s journeys to the U.S. were difficult. “I never wanted to live in another country,” Vasylyna shared. “In Ukraine, we had everything. We had a good life.”
Before the war, the three friends didn’t know each other. They lived in different towns and had thriving professional and personal lives. Tanya and Vasylyna had worked in the medical field and Viktoriia was an accomplished interior designer and ran her own business with her husband. They never imagined war would come to their doorsteps.
Sadly in February of 2022, war did come, and they each made the heartbreaking decision to flee. But thanks to volunteers named Jackie and Royce, they didn’t have to walk alone for long when they arrived in the U.S.
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