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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...