The FUS Ukraine project team are happy to report that they will welcome to Minneapolis a fourth refugee family from Ukraine in early July. The family from Odessa includes two boys, Oleksandr 6 and Andrii 13, and their mother Iryna. The boy’s father and Iryna’s husband is in the military and expects to remain in Ukraine for the duration of the war. Oleksandr is a very energetic young man who loves sports and hopes to get involved in soccer as soon as possible. Andrii is a bit more introverted and is an artist.
FUS member Mikki Morrissette, who lives in Uptown, plans to house the family for their first 3 months in Minneapolis while they acclimate, learn English, and get ready for school, employment, and more permanent housing. All of that is a very heavy lift and they will need a lot of support. Happily, we have a big support team and the know-how to do this. We expect that you eventually will be able to warmly welcome them and perhaps assist them in some way. Stay tuned!