I hope this finds you well. When our Afghan and Iraqi veterans arrive in the US, they often find that the US government has inadvertently changed their names. In fall 2014, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver highlighted the issue. Nationwide, one of the most frequent requests we get from former interpreters is to help them restore their given names. To compound the problem, the US Social Security Administration discovered that FNU was not a real name, and stopped issuing social security cards with the name FNU, resulting in interpreters having green cards that say "FNU Abdul" and a social security card that just says "Abdul."  This has caused a variety of issues for interpreters, from difficulties applying for driver's licenses, passing background checks for jobs, and more. Across the government, relevant agencies have refused to provide any guidance on how to resolve this issue aside from the process for individuals who wish to complete a standard name change (such as after a marriage) – typically this process can cost $500 per person to change their name. Last week, our Denver chapter accomplished a herculean task.  In conjunction with the Asian Pacific Development Center, attorneys from Colorado Legal Services, and the Denver Department of Human Services, No One Left Behind Denver gave 77 interpreters and interpreters' family members their names back. Click on the following link to see the video we made to show how much this meant to those 77 people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nZBvCOr8w8 This was a long process, involving copying IDs, filling out petitions to change their names, fingerprinting, notarizing the petitions, and more.  The volunteer attorneys from Colorado Legal Services will file the paperwork and in September and October, all 77 individuals will meet us at their local county courthouse to finalize the name changes.  At $500 per person, we saved interpreters and their families $38,500. Thanks to your support, No One Left Behind gave these men and women back their names.  We gave them back their dignity.  We prevented children from being bullied because of a government error.  The joy on our clients' faces was apparent as they smiled and wished us all a "Happy FNU Day."  The act of helping someone take their name back seems so simple yet so meaningful. There are still thousands of FNUs across the country being turned down for jobs and refused licenses due to this issue. Please help us continue our work and help us replicate this effort across the United States. To help us give a translator their name back, donate today: https://web.charityengine.net/default.aspx?tsid=5274 -Cheers, Matt