• Go HERE to take action and urge immediate protections of Afghan Allies and other vulnerable women, children, and families fleeing persecution--and support U.S. Veterans who served in the region, and whose trauma may be triggered by the Taliban's takeover, by remembering the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255.

• See THIS LETTER to understand priorities being advocated for in the U.S. in this time. Consider signing THIS LETTER, too.

• Canada has announced its goal HERE and HERE to resettle at least 20,000 Afghan refugees, including a special program to focus on especially vulnerable groups, including women leaders, persecuted religious minorities, LGBTI individuals, family members of previously resettled interpreters, and others.

• See HERE for statements from Disciples Refugee & Immigration and other faith partners regarding recent tragedies in Afghanistan and Haiti. See also HERE shared priorities with the Evangelical Immigration Table, urging increased resettlement of Afghans and other refugees.

• To Welcome Refugees in your area, contact Rev. Sharon Stanley-Rea at: sstanley@dhm.disciples.org or 202-957-7826 and go HERE to indicate your interest.

• DONATE to Week of Compassion & designate "Refugees" to help aid & resettle Afghans and other refugees who have been forced to flee their homes.

• Find your Closest Local Refugee Resettlement office by clicking HERE for an interactive map. Go HERE for a state-by-state directory with contact information for each office.

• Are you a Landlord who has rental units that you are willing to rent to newly arriving Afghan families? Email to sstanley@dhm.disciples.org to learn more about how you can be involved in providing a safe place to land for our Afghan neighbors.

• Want to Learn LOTS more background & cultural information, action opportunities, and other ways you can assist Afghan Refugees? If so,
• See THIS RESOURCE TOOLKIT from Church World Service
• Check out THIS "Gather: Afghanistan" TOOLKIT from Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service

• Remind your networks that refugee resettlement has historically been one of our nation's strongest bi-partisan and unifying programs--linking partners from multiple faith and political perspectives to share compassion for the vulnerable. In the case of Afghans (as with many Southeast Asians following the Vietnam War) refugee resettlement links our communities in direct relationships with partners who have been key to U.S. military personnel serving overseas. Learn more:
• Bipartisan bill in support of SIVs 
• State Leaders Promise to Welcome Refugees
• Operation Promises Kept

• Want to Talk with Children about Refugees? Consider books like these:
• For Younger Children: Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed
• For Elementary & Middle School Students: We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai (2019) & The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah (2017)

• Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries is contributing to a collection of prayers lifting up "Women & Girls of Afghanistan." Watch for this resource soon to come!

• RSVP HERE to join (Spanish and English interpretation available!) each Monday in August, 12-12:30 p.m. ET for “Pathways Prayers for Citizenship”—to pray, hear testimonies from immigrants seeking pathways to citizenship, and learn actions you can take in this crucial time during August Recess! See our “Pathways Prayers Toolkit” with bi-lingual prayers for each week, recordings of previous weeks’ calls and testimonies, and more actions and prayers for you and your congregation and family. August 23^rd -Essential Worker focus & August 30^th -DACA recipient focus.

• Go HERE (insert: https://conta.cc/3iWscDI) for ways you can support Haitians following the earthquake, as well as push back against Haitian asylum seekers still being sent on deportation flights back to dangers. 
• See HERE (insert: https://bit.ly/HaitiAfghanistanIIC) for statements from Disciples Refugee & Immigration and other faith partners regarding both tragedies.