Have an area non-profit that you are involved with and love? Would others in at UUCville appreciate learning about them and how to support them as well? Could this organization benefit from a couple of thousand dollars? Yes? Great! Consider sponsoring them for next year’s Social Action Collection. The Social...
Our refugee outreach continues, while war rages in Europe and more refugees arrive in the U.S. Most Afghan refugee families, in particular, are caught in the legal limbo described here. This inspiring story about helping Afghan refugees landed close to the heart, several of our mentors have said. Locally, there...
The best way to share the feelings of our Refugee Welcome volunteer mentors is to hear from them. Following are comments from a few of the UUCville folks who have been working so hard to help our sponsored Afghan family adapt through a hard transition to life in America, and...
Afghan refugees in our area NEED HELP to find affordable housing and decent entry-level jobs. These are critical for both groups of local refugees: those recently housed (the minority) and those in hotels.
After the initial outpouring of donations from the congregation to help our sponsored family, the Refugee Welcome team decided to also join the wider community effort to help many more refugees who are living in limbo in local hotels. Weary families waiting for apartments, most with multiple children, have been...
See what we have achieved in the past six months! July BUCK $2,071 August RISE $2,668 September Food Pantry $3,084 October IMPACT $4,772 November IHS Hospital Meal Packets $2,141 December Birth Sisters $1,694 Total $ 16,429.55
The Afghan refugee situation in our area is really tough. As we’ve reported, with huge thanks to you, our UUCville work with the family is moving along very well. We will be at their sides for the long haul, as culture shock is real and their acclimation has so many...
Now that the family is settled and have weathered their first Virginia snowstorm (not much compared to Kabul’s, they say!) – we’ll update you on things other than “things” about the family. A big step was navigating TV and computer technology here, especially the aggravations of internet service. Thanks to...
This story reminds us of what UUCville’s Refugee Welcome outreach means. Heartfelt THANKS to so many of you for stretching your time, generosity, budgets and resources to make a more secure situation finally possible for one Afghan family. Perhaps in creating a kind welcome for them, we’re healing a bruise...
Elizabeth Breeden summarizes where our refugee outreach stands: in SUSPENSE. “The mentors are trained, we have collected an apartment’s-worth of furniture and supplies that are carefully stored. We are offering our extra furniture and supplies to other families. We have a generous amount of donated money to get us started....