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Process begins to open Alma refugee center
The Morning Sun
Work begins to house teen refugees at former Alma nursing home; 50 employees will care for 36 young residents.
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Evangelical Leaders Urge Congress to Support Afghans Fleeing Persecution
Evangelical Immigration Table
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today evangelical leaders sent a letter to members of Congress, urging legislation to ensure that Afghans recently paroled into the United States are able to access the same governmental support and opportunity to pursue permanent legal status as people admitted through the traditional refugee resettlement program. “Local churches and other non-governmental organizations […]
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Former US presidents, religious leaders launch organization to aid Afghan evacuees
The Washington Post
Former US presidents, religious leaders launch organization to aid Afghan evacuees
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Afghan refugees to be resettled in Lancaster in coming weeks
Lancaster Online
A group of Afghan refugees is expected to arrive in Lancaster County in the next three weeks, a local resettlement agency announced Friday.
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Midstate organizations prepare to help many Afghan refugees
ABC 27
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Organizations across the area are helping prepare for the arrival of several Afghanistan refugees and allies who will soon call the Midstate home. Leaders say they want to …
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Local Afghans who were in Afghanistan when Taliban took over share their story
WFMZ-TV
Isa Ali and Abdulghani Samadi are U.S. citizens with their own trucking businesses.
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Dozens of Afghan allies, refugees to come to Lehigh Valley, western NJ | Lehigh Valley Regional News | wfmz.com
WFMZ-TV
Exactly what towns they'll end up in is still being determined, but they're scheduled to begin moving from military bases in two to three weeks.
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Many Afghan refugees will settle in Central PA
ABC 12 News
As waves of Afghans continue to arrive in the United States, many will likely resettle in Central Pennsylvania; Lancaster City in particular. The area has a long history of aiding refugees from around the world. A Lancaster-based non-profit, Bethany Christian Services, has been helping resettlement efforts since 2015. Already the organization has placed 250 Afghan allies and refugees, including 65 children who came to the U. S. alone after losing their parents.
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