Ottawa Welcome Team - Welcome NST

04/01/2024

The housing costs of the Khudaverdiiev family for the month of April were generously covered by two donors! We thank Open Table UCC Ottawa for sponsoring this month's rent and Julia Schwarzbach for sponsoring this month's utilities! Your support is deeply appreciated.

If you would like to receive more information about supporting the resettlement of this Ukrainian refugee family, please contact us through this page or by email at [email protected]

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03/30/2024

In case you missed it: this morning’s update on 1430 WCMY

Karen interviews Jordan Johnson from Ottawa Welcome on the status of the Ukranian family that just arrived in Ottawa.

03/28/2024

Tune in to 1430 WCMY tomorrow morning at 8:30 for an update on the Khudaverdiiev family!

03/15/2024

Yesterday evening, the Khudaverdiiev family reached their new home and began to settle in. There is still a long road ahead and much to be done, but today we celebrate this HUGE step.

You can help us support them while they work toward self sufficiency here: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=7Z7L7GQKPJH5N&fbclid=IwAR3cEQoXc9TGtQPqK82vwMGT_3FL9rg1ohZIR7BpMw3C-aibD_CTPvWxuLs

03/13/2024

The Khudaverdiiev family is arriving tomorrow! We have one more last minute request: does anyone have phones to pass along for them to use?

03/11/2024

Have you seen the piece about our project and the Khudaverdiiev family in today’s paper?

Thanks to many friends, the Khudaverdiiev family who fled war-torn Ukraine, will arrive in Ottawa next week.

02/29/2024

In case you missed it: here’s the interview from this morning

WCMY - Karens Interview With Jordan Johnson From Ottawa Welcome Team, about the family they are bringing from Ukraine to Ottawa in the coming days.

02/29/2024

Thank you, Ottawa (and surrounding area)!! All large furniture needs have been fulfilled through donations!!

Still hoping to donate to the household needs of our Ukrainian refugee family? Here is an Amazon list of what remains. If you would rather get it from somewhere else, let us know, and we can remove it from the list to avoid duplicates:

Of course, we are always seeking new members to the team and direct financial donations to support the family in the first few months as well. https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=7Z7L7GQKPJH5N&fbclid=IwAR3cEQoXc9TGtQPqK82vwMGT_3FL9rg1ohZIR7BpMw3C-aibD_CTPvWxuLs

02/29/2024

Tune in to 1430 WCMY tomorrow morning (2/29) at 9:35 to hear our team lead talk about our project and the Khudaverdiiev family!

02/26/2024

Meet the family!
The Khudaverdiievs made their lives in the Kherson region of Ukraine. Arif, single father, was a livestock worker and beekeeper. Daughter Parvana enjoyed cooking and son Alekber played football. When the war began, their area was quick to be targeted by Russian forces, and though the family had hoped to stay, they ultimately had to leave for their safety. Since then, they have lived in a German refugee camp.
Ottawa Welcome Team is bringing the Khudaverdiiev family to the United States, where they will be able to start rebuilding their lives. We are committed to helping and supporting them until they are able to support themselves. We welcome your help with that! We continue to seek potential job opportunities for the family, new team members, and funds for the first few critical months after their arrival. Donations can be made at https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=7Z7L7GQKPJH5N&fbclid=IwAR1X-2wtfzLFQIvNlQOiv3vB9yTEglkeGN7jxii4taGQZKbVzqDDSVV2BoY

02/21/2024

Our Ukrainian refugee family is arriving in three weeks! We have been floored by the wonderful response that we have received over the past week. A huge thank you to everyone who has reached out and offered household needs as well as direct funding.

Here is an updated list of needs. Do you have any of these lying around that you would like to see go to good use?
Twin bed
Dressers (x2)
Couch
Bike locks (x3)
Desk
Twin and queen bed sheets
Vacuum

Thank you for your continued support of our community-based project. Please share with anyone who might be interested. For more information, you can reach out to [email protected] or visit www.welcomenst.org