THAT THE KILLER OR KILLERS ARE OUT THERE, THEY FEEL IN DANGER. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL,
8.38 THIS MORNING. A NEW
SCHOOL YEAR MEANS CHANGE. BUT
FOR SOME STUDENTS WHO FLED THE
WAR IN UKRAINE, THOSE CHANGES
ARE MORE THAN JUST A NEW GRADE
LEVEL. AND THESE FAMILIES ARE
EXPERIENCING A NEW SCHOOL AND
A NEW COUNTRY WITH NEW
CUSTOMS. NOTHING THEY KNOW IS
THE SAME.
>> NOW CATHOLIC CHARITIES,
JACKSONVILLE WORKS WITH SOME
OF THESE FAMILIES, FINDING
THEM HOUSING AND RECONNECTING
THEM TO RESOURCES. BUT NO ONE
CAN TAKE AWAY THOSE
BACK-TO-SCHOOL JITTERS.
>> BECAUSE OF THIS WAR, A LOT
OF AND LEAVE INDIFFERENT.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: COUNTRIES
LOOBY LEFT FLED HER COUNTRY
EARLIER THIS SUMMER WITH HER
10 YEAR-OLD SON AND 14
MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER LEAVING
BEHIND ONLY ONE PERSON. THEN
MAINE.
>> FIGURE IN ALL FOR MURRAY
WAS
>> HUSBAND. HE HAD TO STAY AND
FIGHT LEAVING LOONEY LA TO
FIGHT IN A DIFFERENT WAY HERE
IN JACKSONVILLE.
>> NO REAR SURVIVING ON THE
WAY. THAT IS IF PEOPLE
SURVIVE, SIT IN YOUR GRAVE,
THEY SURVIVES PHYSICALLY WITH
RIGHT TO SURVIVE MENTALLY.
SHE’S TEACHING THE SAME
LESSONS TO HER FAMILY,
ESPECIALLY HER SON WHO STARTS
4TH GRADE. MY MEAN I’M 10
YEARS OLD. FOR SOME IT’S MORE
COMPLICATED HE HAS TO HE HAS
HIS FRIENDS.
>> HE HAS. HE’S THE LOFT WHO
CHAIRS OFF TO SCHOOL AND KNOW
IF HE REALIZED THAT
>>MELANIE LAWSON: IN THE OTHER
COMB THROUGH, HE’S ATTENDING A
LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE.
>> AND THE OWNERS ARE ALSO
UKRAINIAN NAIVE, THAT HAD
BEEN, YOU FRANCE, TEACHERS
WHEN CAME FROM MILA SAYS THAT
CONNECTION HELPS. BUT HER SON
IS MAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT
COMMUNICATING WITH THE OTHER
KIDS.
>> I SPOKE TO HIM EVERY DAY
AND I SAID THE DON’T WORRY IS
DOESN’T THIS 10 TU YOU?
UNDERSTAND ALL
>> WHEN YOU WILL BE CLOSED AT
THE IT’S ALL LITTLE MALEAH
WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK HOME TO
UKRAINE. ONE DAY. BUT RIGHT
NOW SHE HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO
STAY AND FIGHT. THE ONLY WAY
SHE KNOWS HOW I UNDERSTAND
THAT IF SOME SUN WILL.
>> WE’LL BE WRONG. ME MY
FAMILY WILL HAVE A HUGE
PROBLEM. TO MISS FOLSOM, BOTH
FOR THEMSELF. SO I UNDERSTAND
THAT I DON’T HAVE. IT TO FALL.
>> STRENGTH WAS AMAZING. YOU
KNOW, SITTING THERE
INTERVIEWING HER THINKING,
COULD I BE THAT STRONG? AND I
I JUST DON’T KNOW. I MEAN, SHE
TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT IN
HER HOME COUNTRY SHE WORKS.
SHE HAD A FULL-TIME JOB AND
NOT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE
RESOURCES IS VERY TOUGH RIGHT
NOW. BUT SHE IS SO VERY
THANKFUL. NOW, THE BEST WAY TO
MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT
THROUGH CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS
THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT
BECAUSE THEY STILL NEED TO
PURCHASE THE PRESSING ITEMS
NEEDED FOR THESE FAMILIES.
RIGHT NOW, THE ORGANIZATION IS
ALSO HOSTING A BACK-TO-SCHOOL
SUPPLY DRIVE SPECIFICALLY FOR
UKRAINIAN REFUGEE STUDENTS
STARTING SCHOOL. SO THEY ARE
CURRENTLY TAKING A BUNCH OF
DONATIONS. SO ALL THE THINGS
THAT WE’VE TALKED ABOUT OVER
THE PAST FEW WEEKS AT THE
CATHOLIC CHARITIES,
JACKSONVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE.
IT’S ON ADAMS STREET. THERE’S
ANOTHER OFFICE ON PROVIDENCE
CENTER THAT’S ON CHURCH
STREET. YOU CAN DROP OFF
SCHOOL SUPPLIES MONDAY,
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FROM
09:00AM TO ONE 30 PM AND THEY
ARE ALSO NEEDING VOLUNTEERS.
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN ANY OF
THIS CCB, JAX DOT ORG FOR MORE
INFORMATION. I LOVE THAT. ONE
OTHER THING SHE TALKED ABOUT
WAS WHEN PEOPLE SAY WELCOME TO
HER, SHE SAID IT MEANS SO
MUCH. IT’S NOT JUST WELCOME.
IT’S REALLY WELCOME TO THIS
COUNTRY. WELCOME TO OUR LIFE
AND WELCOME TO YOUR NEW LIFE.
AND I HOPE THAT IT’S GOOD, YOU
KNOW, AND IT’S GOOD FOR US TO
BE WARM AND WELCOMING. AND
IT’S GREAT TO KNOW THAT WE CAN
DO SOMETHING BECAUSE SO MANY
OF US HAVE WATCHED IN HORROR.
WHAT IS HAPPENING?
>>MELANIE LAWSON: OVER IN
UKRAINE AND NOW WE’RE GETTING
SOME OF THESE REFUGEES HERE.