The Interfaith Refugee Family Initiative Update
"To be seen not as exceptional or pitiable, but as equal. This is all any refugee asks of you when she stands at a border, at that invisible line between her and a new world" - Shabana Basij-Rasikh Washington Post
Apartment Set-ups: With your support the Interfaith Family Initiative has set up six apartments for Afghan refugee families, resettled through Lutheran Social Services, since October. We are now planning to set up another apartment since the need continues. Please sign up here for household items and details for drop off.
Supporting the Ahmadi Family: In cooperation with Lutheran Social Services, one of the DMV area resettlement agencies, we are supporting the Ahmadi family, parents and two adult daughters for the next 12 months. After finding a suitable apartment and furnishing it, we are now providing rent assistance and other services, like tutoring, transportation, helping with job search and whatever else is needed for them to feel welcome and become self-sufficient during the next year. It will be a challenge since the family speaks very little English.
Helping the Rasouli Family: In addition we continue to provide some support for the Rasouli family in Germantown who is expecting a new baby in a month. The father is urgently looking for a job to support his family. He worked for USAID in operations and procurement but is willing to accept any decent job. Please contact Brigitte Burgett bkburgett@gmail.com if you can help.
Here again is the sign up link for household items and details for drop off.
Thank you for your support past and future
