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Two local non-profit organizations are helping newly arrived Afghan families to resettle in Northern Virginia. VOA’s Zheela Noori has more on this.
Every afternoon, volunteers in Springfield, Virginia gather to coordinate and distribute furniture to refugees settling in the area.
This furniture is for newly arrived Afghan refugees.
The non-profit group - Northern Virginia Resettling Afghan Families Together, or RAFT - has been helping refugees in this area for years.
Daniel Altman, RAFT Founder:
“So, when the crisis began in August, we felt terrible like everybody else. We are trying to find something positive that we could do. The thing that made the most sense was to get with our neighbors, and people in our community to figure out the best way to welcome new Afghans arriving here from the crisis.”
Zohra is one of the tens of thousands of Afghans who were evacuated by the United States when Kabul fell.
She lives in Virginia now, and volunteers are helping furnish her new apartment.
Zohra, who asks not to be filmed, says some immigrants must sleep on the floor for days, and sometimes even weeks.
Voice of Zohra, Afghan Refugee:
“I was in a military base for 55 days, and after I was in a hotel. A week later I found a place and moved to an empty apartment. But because our apartment was totally empty, I reached out to
this agency, and I told them my apartment is empty and could I at least get some furniture so that I can settle.”
Marjan Darab is a volunteer with Fresh Start, a non-profit organization run by Afghan Americans.
Marjan Darab, Fresh Start:
“This is a personal task for us. We like to make connections with these families and these individuals, and you know kind of get to know them and let them know our community here in the Northern Virginia area is helpful. We are here for them. We are supportive of them.”
About 60 volunteers help furnish at least two apartments per week.
Some volunteers devote more than 40 hours every week assisting newly arrived refugees.
Julian Muller, Local Synagogue Volunteer:
“I started off by giving a ride to a young woman, a young girl, to be tested for English proficiency for high school and that led to my doing about 40 to 60 hours of work a week as a volunteer with them, everything from providing rides or what kind of furniture people need in their apartments.”
Volunteers with both non-profits groups also help newly arrived Afghans get a driver's licenses, laptops to learn English, and register their children in schools.
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Every afternoon, volunteers in Springfield, Virginia gather to coordinate and distribute furniture to refugees settling in the area.
This furniture is for newly arrived Afghan refugees.
The non-profit group - Northern Virginia Resettling Afghan Families Together, or RAFT - has been helping refugees in this area for years.
Daniel Altman, RAFT Founder:
“So, when the crisis began in August, we felt terrible like everybody else. We are trying to find something positive that we could do. The thing that made the most sense was to get with our neighbors, and people in our community to figure out the best way to welcome new Afghans arriving here from the crisis.”
Zohra is one of the tens of thousands of Afghans who were evacuated by the United States when Kabul fell.
She lives in Virginia now, and volunteers are helping furnish her new apartment.
Zohra, who asks not to be filmed, says some immigrants must sleep on the floor for days, and sometimes even weeks.
Voice of Zohra, Afghan Refugee:
“I was in a military base for 55 days, and after I was in a hotel. A week later I found a place and moved to an empty apartment. But because our apartment was totally empty, I reached out to
this agency, and I told them my apartment is empty and could I at least get some furniture so that I can settle.”
Marjan Darab is a volunteer with Fresh Start, a non-profit organization run by Afghan Americans.
Marjan Darab, Fresh Start:
“This is a personal task for us. We like to make connections with these families and these individuals, and you know kind of get to know them and let them know our community here in the Northern Virginia area is helpful. We are here for them. We are supportive of them.”
About 60 volunteers help furnish at least two apartments per week.
Some volunteers devote more than 40 hours every week assisting newly arrived refugees.
Julian Muller, Local Synagogue Volunteer:
“I started off by giving a ride to a young woman, a young girl, to be tested for English proficiency for high school and that led to my doing about 40 to 60 hours of work a week as a volunteer with them, everything from providing rides or what kind of furniture people need in their apartments.”
Volunteers with both non-profits groups also help newly arrived Afghans get a driver's licenses, laptops to learn English, and register their children in schools.
Voice of America (VOA) is the largest U.S. international broadcaster, providing news and information in more than 40 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 236.8 million people. VOA produces content for digital, television, and radio platforms. It is easily accessed via your mobile phone and on social media. It is also distributed by satellite, cable, FM and MW, and is carried on a network of approximately 3,000 affiliate stations.
Since its creation in 1942, Voice of America has been committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the news and telling audiences the truth. Through World War II, the Cold War, the fight against global terrorism, and the struggle for freedom around the globe today, VOA exemplifies the principles of a free press.
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