Donate to help Ukrainian Refugees Ivon and Iyrna

Meet Iryna and Ivan (and a sonogram of the baby they are expecting) from Mariupol, Ukraine. They escaped Mariupol March 2nd, 2022 and traveled for over a month to get to safety. They arrived at Ivan's brothers home in Clackamas, Oregon on April 9th.

Before the Russian invasion Iyrna and Ivan had just purchased their first home in Mariupol and were excited for the birth of their first child who is due in September. They were working and living a normal life.

Then on February 24th, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine. On March 2nd Iryna and Ivan fled Mariupol after a rocket exploded just 20 meters from their apartment.

They left everything, just grabbed 2 bags, documents and started the long way to a new life.

They stayed in different places in Ukraine for two weeks. Then on March 16th they fled to Poland. And on April 6th they flew to Mexico and on April 9th crossed the board to USA. I truly cannot imagine what they have been through. Their whole world being bombed and only having a few possessions they could carry.

They are now Ukrainian refugees staying with my friend Viktoriia and her family. Ivan is Viktoriia’s brother in law. She is a wonderful person who helps me so much. It is hard for her to ask for help but now they are in desperate need. They need money for the extra food needed.

Ivan and Iryna are both trying to get a work visas so they can start building their new life. But the process is slow because the system wasn’t in place for Ukrainian refugees. Ivan is an electrical engineer and Iryna is a school teacher and choir director.

Until then they need money for food, for rent. Funds to help Ivan and Iryna to set up a new life here - an apartment, furniture and things like kitchen supplies. They also need to pay back the money for the flights required for them to get to safety.

In addition to Ivan and Iryna, Viktoriia and her husband have another family with children coming soon. She and her husband are looking for a larger home to prepare for their families arrival.