“An American host helped my family thrive after we escaped from Afghanistan. Now a new program lets the next generation of Americans do the same,” writes Khaled Hosseini, author of “The Kite Runner.”
The first Afghan families participating in the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans departed from a military safe haven on U.S. soil Tuesday morning (December 7) and traveled to Washington State and Vermont, the first states where sponsor circles have formed to welcome them. As we shared back in October, the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans …
Jessy* is seeing positive changes in her life and her business. “Life before wasn’t easy. It wasn’t easy to get food. It wasn’t easy to pay rent,” she told us. Jessy benefitted from Business Development Skills (BDS) training and two separate business grants from RefugePoint in 2020 to enhance her nail and makeup business. “The …
As counselors at RefugePoint, we see clients who suffer from a wide range of issues, from mild mental health challenges to severe mental illness. Many clients with mental health challenges express signs of distress in their lives. While most clients are able to recover from these challenges, some find it more difficult to bounce back …
“The State Department created the [Sponsor Circle Program] with Community Sponsorship Hub… They were aided by RefugePoint, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that has spent decades identifying Afghan refugees abroad to resettle.”
The State Dept. is now allowing private citizens to sponsor Afghan refugees. RefugePoint Founder & CEO, Sasha Chanoff, joined Joe Fryer and Savannah Sellers on Morning News NOW with how it works and how you can help.
CBS’s Natalie Brand spoke with RefugePoint founder and CEO, Sasha Chanoff, to discuss the Sponsor Circle Program.
Today, the U.S. Department of State announced the launch of the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, which will revolutionize the way Americans support refugees. This program allows communities in the U.S. to welcome displaced Afghans by pairing refugee families with groups of Americans who have committed to receiving them and received training to do so. RefugePoint …
The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases where they’ve been living for weeks and into permanent homes, an official leading the effort told CNN.
Tasafa, a refugee from Ethiopia, saw a business opportunity, and he went for it. “In this area, a majority of us are butchers. When I arrived here, I saw the work and thought I could do it as well. I learned by watching others do it and it’s become my work too,” he told us …
