Most refugee families we serve in the Migros Aid community live in apartments without washing machines or dryers inside their apartment unit, causing either trips to the laundromat or doing laundry in bathtubs. Trips to the laundromat cost both time and money (about $6+ per load). Doing laundry in the bathtub requires a great deal of time. Costs like these are part of what can prevent families who live in poverty from saving money or having enough money to cover other living expenses.
This year, two churches in Indianapolis, Common Ground West and One Fellowship Church, partnered with Migros Aid and provided tremendous assistance to the refugee families we serve. Between the two congregations, over $800 was raised to assist with laundry costs. They donated the money in quarters so that we could give it to families. Members of the two churches collected the quarters over a few months.
Some of the refugee families who were helped included:
- an Afghan family of 7. The mother does 2 loads of laundry each day in her bathtub because the laundromat is too expensive.
- a multi-generational Sudanese family with 10-12 people in the home.
- a Congolese family of 11 ranging from a toddler to a Grandma.
- a Somali family whose 2 sons are active in Migros Aid
- two teen girls who were homeless and temporarily living in a hotel
Thank you, Common Ground West and One Fellowship, for your generosity toward immigrants and refugees among us!
