by Brooke Anderson | The New Arab | May 22, 2022 | In The News
A refugee resource centre serving Afghan parolees has opened in Oklahoma City, where around 1,000 have resettled – and 1,800 statewide – following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last summer. In Oklahoma, a state that has not historically had a sizable...
by Abigail Ogle | KOCO News 5 | May 18, 2022 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY — Organizers in Oklahoma are working together to help hundreds of Afghan refugees get settled into the state. The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in partnership with St. John’s Episcopal Church, announced the opening of the...
by Adam Soltani | May 18, 2022 | Press Release
(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 5/18/2022) – The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK), in partnership with St. John’s Episcopal Church, today announced the opening of the Afghan Refugee Resource Center to serve the more than 1,000 Afghan...
by Feliz Romero | News 9 | Feb 16, 2022 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY – From a warm welcome to putting down roots, Catholic Charities and CAIR OK have welcomed their final Afghan refugee family. Oklahoma City now has 1,000 refugees, and both organizations are getting them into permanent housing and finding...
by Kilee Thomas | KOCO News Channel 5 | Feb 15, 2022 | In The News
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City welcomed its last Afghan refugee, with more heading to Tulsa. Since August, 1,000 refugees have been relocated to the metro. An additional 800 will go to Tulsa >> Related: Metro woman seeks donated sewing machines to help Afghan...