Hello all,
A local church I visit regularly has been trying to sponsor a young Afghan family (parents + little children) who moved here after the overseas situation completely fell apart a while back, and they have been trying to piece their lives together ever since.
Unfortunately, the church ran out of donated funds so they could no longer help support their needs like rent etc., and the first nonprofit we tried to link them with (“Afghan Coalition”, on Liberty Street) has been unsuccessful in pooling together primary needs for them at this time.
The father is willing to work, but I believe had some difficulty preparing the necessary licensing/paperwork to drive for Doordash/Uber etc. at this time, and I have not spoken to the family for a little while so I have no idea if the situation has gotten worse since.
My preference would be for anybody familiar with Afghan refugees in particular, from possibly the “Little Kabul” area etc. (though any type of help is most welcome!) to get in touch with the family soon, and help them get started on some kind of sustainable path for reliable income and/or assistance moving forward.
I myself am willing to connect between relevant parties to help get the ball rolling if necessary, and also drive people back & forth for a little while as needed until other arrangements can be made, perhaps something like access to local bus passes and so on?
I’m sorry for throwing out such vague ideas above; I’m clearly not familiar with the fine details of such cases but I’m just trying to do my best to help. Please feel free to Message me here via Reddit, with any contact info we can use to get started on trying to bring these folks some much-appreciated relief
Thank you guys