As you may know, approximately 80,000 people from Afghanistan arrived in the U.S. shortly before, during, and after the fall of the Afghan government on August 15, 2021. The majority arrived in the U.S. at military bases and stayed there for weeks or months, and the nine resettlement agencies officially working with the federal government are overwhelmed with the number of people who need assistance. In all communities, affordable housing is an enormous challenge. Despite this challenge, hundreds of families have arrived and continue to come to Northern California because of the well-established Afghan communities here. That is why NorCalPCA is involved.
NorCalPCA is collaborating with Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) in resettling one or more of these families in Northern California by fundraising and helping to organize a Community Welcome Team (CWT). The CWT will respond to specific volunteer task requests such as transportation, grocery shopping, job searches, ESL tutoring, school and insurance enrollment, etc. In addition, we aim to raise $5,000 to assist JFCS in resettling Afghan families here in the Bay Area. Please help us meet our goal by clicking the 'Donate Now' button below.
Funds will be used to address multiple needs. Depending on the guidance that we receive from the JFCS case manager, funds may be used to defray resettlement expenses and to help our assigned family get set up and settled in their new home. In addition, JFCS has a fund specifically to support Afghan Refugee families in general that our fundraising will support.
P.S. JFCS is also looking for furniture donations. If you have any furniture in good condition that you are interested in donating, please email us for more info (info@norcalpca.org).
If you’d like to get involved as a volunteer or have any questions, please email info@norcalpca.org and we will reach out to you.
