As disturbing events continue to unfold in Afghanistan, scenes of violence and despair spark calls for generosity.
For those who are keen to step in to help refugees who arrive to settle in North Texas and across the United States, here are a few ways to help.
SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ASBL
Visit the Catholic Charities Dallas website for more information on how to donate. Potential donors can also contact the organization directly to specify that a donation is intended for refugee families or to note it on the donation form.
Donate to the International Rescue Committee, or IRC, which has a Dallas fund. The organization helps find housing, buy household items and food, transport, medical needs and other basic needs of new Afghan neighbors and other newcomers.
Ma’ruf Dallas continues to deposit donations at his office at 9319 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy., Suite 110, Dallas, 75243. The organization said it also needs volunteers as well as online donations to a special fund. created for Afghans. refugees.
Texas Refugee Services is responsible for resettling 324 refugees in Texas. Donations can be made online.
WAYS TO HELP AFGHANS IN AFGHANISTAN AND ELSEWHERE
The Children’s Foundation, which provides basic necessities to children living in poverty and access to education, has established an Afghan Crisis Fund for emergency aid in Balkh province, where around 800 children supported by the foundation. Schools had closed and fear was high in ethnic minority communities, according to its website. He had raised $ 15,000 and sent the money to feed 300 families.
Global Giving’s Afghanistan Emergency Fund is working with partners on the ground to provide emergency assistance to people in Afghanistan through approved nonprofits working in the region, the document said. Women, children, activists and journalists are particularly at risk, he said.
Islamic Relief USA raises funds to help families struggling with displacement and hunger. More than 3.5 million people have been uprooted as Afghanistan is on the brink of famine, he says on his website.
The International Rescue Committee said it had worked in Afghanistan for three decades to provide shelter, education, clean water and other aids.
UN Crisis Relief has a fund for what it called a “worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan”. Since early July, thousands of Afghans have been displaced, injured or killed, he said.
UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, says registered refugees from Afghanistan constitute “the largest protracted refugee population in Asia and the second largest refugee population in the world.”
Women for Women International claims to have reached more than 127,000 women in five provinces since 2002. Afghanistan is one of the most difficult countries for women because of political and economic insecurity, inequalities in education, sexual violence and ill health are pervasive, he said.
WAYS TO HELP REFUGEES ARRIVING WITH US
Church World Service says on its website that as the Taliban regain control, some families are in danger. Since 2009, Church World Service has resettled more than 7,000 Afghans and their families in the United States. There are 18,000 Afghans who need resettlement in the United States and help from the service to find housing, employment and other social services.
Homes Not Borders provides refugees, people with special immigrant visas, and asylum seekers in the Washington, DC area with what they need to be at home in the United States, including household needs and job search assistance. He is looking for donations of money or articles and volunteers.
The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service is asking for help from U.S. Afghan allies, including interpreters, cultural advisers and drivers who are now at risk of retaliatory attacks. Volunteers are needed to help refugees with airport transfers, accommodation of apartments or assistance with meals. Registration is available for areas where refugees arrive – Seattle / Tacoma, Houston, Fort Worth and the Washington, DC area – or for the general wait list. Donations are also accepted.
