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Oklahomans Come Together to Help Afghan Refugee Children With Back-to-school Needs

Oklahomans Come Together to Help Afghan Refugee Children With Back-to-school Needs

by Carla Hinton | The Oklahoman | Aug 18, 2022 | In The News

Though the request for backpacks, pencils and paper wasn’t expected, it came at a time that made perfect sense. Numerous children from Afghan refugees families were preparing for a return to school and Jen Hund decided that the Afghan Refugee Resource Center...
Exactly One Year Since Oklahoma Welcomed Hundreds of Afghan Families to State

Exactly One Year Since Oklahoma Welcomed Hundreds of Afghan Families to State

by Alyse Jones | KOCO News Channel 5 | Aug 15, 2022 | In The News

OKLAHOMA CITY — It has been exactly one year since Oklahoma welcomed hundreds of Afghan families to the state. Monday marks one year since the fall of Kabul. KOCO 5 talked with a local organization about continued efforts to make Oklahoma feel like home. Toys, shoes...
1,800 Afghan Refugees Adjusting to Life in Oklahoma

1,800 Afghan Refugees Adjusting to Life in Oklahoma

by Lauren Daniels | KFOR News Channel 4 | Jul 25, 2022 | In The News

EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) – In Oklahoma, there are 1,800 new neighbors who have fled from Afghanistan this year. As you can imagine, it’s been a massive change for them – and leadership is putting out a new guide for us to help them in their new journey. “It took us...
Viewpoint: Neighborly acts of kindness toward refugees make a difference for them and you

Viewpoint: Neighborly acts of kindness toward refugees make a difference for them and you

by Jen Hund | The Oklahoman | Jun 19, 2022 | In The News

Since September 2021, Catholic Charities has moved roughly 90% of Afghan families into permanent housing — that’s nearly 900 individuals resettling in apartments and homes across the Oklahoma City metro area.  As the final group of Afghan families arrived this spring,...
‘Triage effort from multiple entities’: Afghan Students Settling in Oklahoma

‘Triage effort from multiple entities’: Afghan Students Settling in Oklahoma

by Megan Prather | Non Doc | Jun 1, 2022 | In The News

With hundreds of school-aged Afghan children arriving in the Oklahoma City area following the 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the subsequent Taliban takeover, local resettlement organizations identified the need for an educational transition...
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