AFGHAN RESETTLEMENT RESOURCES

Share Your Interest with FORCLT in a United Response to the Afghan Resettlement Program Efforts. Click HERE for Interest Form.

SAMARITAN’S PURSE AFGHAN RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM

Samaritan’s Purse (SP) relief program is designated specifically for the Church & is managed through SP to support the overwhelming load on our national & local resettlement agencies. This is such an amazing opportunity for the Church to be the Church in real tangible ways.

This program aims to locate interested accepting churches that are open to sharing this unique opportunity amongst their congregation and to work with interested individuals and/or families that want to walk alongside a refugee individual or refugee family. The hosting individual or family is asked to commit to 3 to 6 months with their Afghan refugee. Here are the areas that the receiving church will focus on alongside the host individual/family that is welcoming the refugee(s):

- - Assistance in securing long term or permanent housing
  - Assistance in securing or teaching local transportation skills (learning the bus line)
  - Assistance in getting education aligned for their specific needs
  - Assistance in finding and securing a job
  - Assistance in lining up mental health resources, if needed
  - Assistance in making appropriate connections
  - Assistance in adapting to a new way of life and set of surroundings
  - The Government will be giving a one time financial support amount of $2,225.00 per refugee (if you accepted a family of 4 that would equal a one time financial support amount of $9,100.00)

If you are interested in becoming a Receiving Church or just have a general interest to learn more, please click on the link below and scroll down until see “Is God Calling Your Church to Help?”

Link to Samaritan’s Purse Church Interest Form

We know this unique opportunity can bring a lot of unfamiliarity around expectations and just all around unchartered territory so Samaritan’s Purse decided to put together an FAQ for the program to assist you in determining if this is something for you.

FAQ About The Program

Samaritan’s Purse Resettlement Program Website

For any additional information or questions on this program, please feel free to email AfghanResettlement@samaritan.org or by calling 828-588-2610

CAROLINA REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AGENCY

CRRA, Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency, is working diligently to plan for the upcoming Afghan’s entering into the Carolinas. Here is their current direction for us;

“Our agency has yet to receive Afghans. We have been told to prepare for up to 100 in the next 6 months. This means that rather than an urgent issue, this will be an ongoing issue and would use the communities support long-term. While we are waiting to be allocated Afghans, we have been receiving a large number of refugees from other places around the globe. These cases will not stop while we accept Afghans.”

If interested in getting involved in any of the ways listed below, please email Madeline from CRRA, at madeline.nichols@carolinarefugee.org

Most pressing and urgent needs:

- Housing: They are looking for all avenues of a housing solution;
  - An extra bedroom in a home,
  - A free or discounted extended stay room in a hotel,
  - Potential cosigners for apartments,
  - A guest home,
  - Airbnb rentals, etc.
- Household Items: They are at capacity for household items but are in need of;
  - Walmart gift cards
  - Food Lion gift cards, etc.
- Furniture Items: They have a need for the following items;
  - Twin beds
  - Queen / full beds
  - Cribs
  - Sofas (no sofa beds)
  - Dining room table and chairs

**Anyone with the ability to deliver their furniture donation would be greatly appreciated since they currently do not have a truck to transport items. Address for drop off or mailing in donations: 5009 Monroe Rd., Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28205

Other Helpful Resources:

Operation Allies Welcome

Welcome.US

Across the US

Over the next few weeks, our newly arrived Afghan neighbors will be moving to temporary housing in appropriately 200 communities across the US. Houses of worship can have a great impact by offering any facilities that may support the temporary housing goals. (List of 200 communities linked here) Options include dormitory facilities, church rectories, campground facilities, etc. that can help house people for 3-6 month periods. Specific Mecklenburg County / NC needs listed below. For all general information, please visit Refugee Processing Center (wrapsnet.org)

COVID-19 RESOURCES

Below are resources to help your congregation in addressing the coronavirus. If you have questions or additional resources that can help other churches, please email us at info@forcharlotte.org.