ALERT:
THANK YOU to those who contributed items for the Burundi refugees arriving in Portland. The needs continue. Some new arrivals are living in literally empty apartments. They need beds, furniture, dishes, pots and pans, curtains, even curtain rods. If you're cleaning out a closet, basement, or garage, please contribute your old stuff. We will pick up.
We look to support refugees and immigrants new to the Portland community as they seek to make this their home. Our support includes helping with needed adjustments to their new environment, obtaining goods and working on related legislative issues.
For more information, or to get involved, please contact the chair.
Many of our members help in learning English. Advice on how to do this valuable work is available from experienced participants of our group.
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Some members of one of our Iraqi families with Social Action member David Beseda.
Below: potluck with other Iraqi families and some of our newest refugees, from Africa, May 2009
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