There are many influences that might drive one to leave his or her homeland. Some leave out of fear, persecution, or desperation; others with high hopes and big dreams. Some aren’t leaving their own countries as much as they are coming TO the United States; to the country about which they have heard so many wonderful things. But life in this new country can be more difficult than expected. The culture is so different – the language and dialects confusing. The cost of the immigration process is high. It is lonely and strange and if one’s family – one’s support system – is all back home, it can seem hopeless at times. The MurthyNAYAK Foundation works with organizations in the United States that support immigrants enduring setbacks and hardship. They help women who have been abandoned by husbands – without income or legal status. Sometimes it takes so little to help a person regain her/his footing and become a stable, contributing member of American society.