help a refugee this summer! July 29, 2008
Posted by tamon527 in Volunteer.Tags: Catholic Charities
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Catholic Charities Refugee Program: Urgent Request
Can you help a refugee this summer – a mother and child, or an individual, or larger family? Do you have extra room where you could house someone for a month or two, and help us to welcome them into the country? We are expecting refugees from all over the world this month and next, incl. Burma, Bhutan, Sudan, Iraq – and we desperately need a hand.
Santa Clara County’s housing situation is very, very difficult this year. Our two Refugee Transitional Homes are full to capacity, and we’re finding it next to impossible to rent affordable apts or homes on short notice. For example, we have a family of six (parents, and 4 kids ages 10 months to 13 years) from Bhutan arriving today – and their housing just fell through.
70% of the 12 million refugees in the world today are women and kids – persecuted people who can’t go home, and most will never find safe haven elsewhere. Many of you have been wonderful advocates for refugees for years, and know that for reasons beyond our control, almost 70% of our refugee arrivals will come between July and September this year.
You won’t be alone – our case managers will help them with English classes, jobs, school enrollment for kids, housing – and lives will be quietly transformed. Theirs, and yours.
Thanks for considering this request.
Warm regards,
Coleen
Coleen Higa, Community Relations Manager Refugee Foster Care Program Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
2625 Zanker Rd., Ste. 201
San Jose, CA 95134
408.325.5159
coleen@ccsj.org
www.ccsj.org
