Support Maria's Journey to Stability

We heard about the Gonzales family in December last year. Maria, a 33-year-old single mom from Honduras, was granted refugee status, papers, and the safety this land offered through the refugee resettlement program after fleeing unspeakable violence and persecution from her own community. In collaboration with CWS, our Rio Valley Relief Project apartment setup team went on to work in creating a beautiful home for her and her children.

Maria and her 6 children arrived on January 11th to a welcome home and started the process to settle down.

Unfortunately, with the policy change due to the new administration, Maria has found herself without means to pay for rent, food, or transportation. We are hoping to raise funds to move the Gonzales family to Minnesota where she has a brother who can help her. I'm posting this GoFundMe as a way of helping Maria cover their living expenses and 6 months of rent in Minnesota. We hope that this fund will lessen the financial stress put on the family. Their resilience, optimism, and the way they have embraced the US as a whole is inspiring and a wonderful reminder of how lucky we all are to call America home, whether by birth or by choice. Please help us help our wonderful new neighbors by giving whatever donation feels comfortable.

(Permission to post photos granted by the family, we are using an alias name for security reasons.)

No amount is too small. Thank you so much!