Working to Welcome and Resettle Afghan Refugees

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September 14, 2021 a project of ServiceSpace We have a legal and moral obligation to protect people fleeing bombs, bullets and tyrants, and throughout history those people have enriched our society. - Juliet Stevenson - Working to Welcome and Resettle Afghan Refugees "We've had 5,300 people sign up to be volunteers. That's beyond a record for us. We typically work with about 350 volunteers a year. We have more people who want to volunteer than we have things for volunteers to do at this point. But we're so grateful for all these people who want to step in and help." A number of different organizations are helping resettle the over 20,000 Afghan refugees who have recently landed in the United States. NPR speaks with the CEO of one such non-profit here. { read more } Be The Change Learn more about ways you can help support Afghan refugees here. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 111 Trees Big Picture Competition: Celebrating Earth's Diversity This is Me at 68: Elders Reflect During Crisis Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier On Being Alone Three Methods for Working with Chaos Love in the Time of Coronavirus The Keys to Aging Well DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 243,282 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More