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Participants* and volunteers from the Afghan Women’s Sewing group, at a local Maker’s Market— Selling their handmade goods!
*Afghan women’s faces blurred, for their safety.
‘Afghan Sewing Sisters’ Emerges from Women’s Sewing Program
Our Women’s Sewing Program has new and exciting things in store…
Our New Center in El Cajon, CA Will Be Used to Welcome Newly Arriving Refugees From Afghanistan
With the complete withdrawal of the US military from Afghanistan, Afghan interpreters with their families fleeing Taliban rule are already arriving in cities across the USA. Afghan refugees and SIVs (Special Immigrant Visa ) in the past have been resettled in California and Texas more than any other states, and this pattern is expected to continue, with refugees wanting to resettle where relatives and friends already live, and where Afghan communities already exist.
Can we afford not to have reconciliation?
Exploring the harmonious mission between faiths, the article by Muslim scholar Safi Kaskas delves into the shared teachings of the Quran and the Bible. With a focus on fostering unity, Kaskas, co-author of a unique Quran translation with 3000 biblical references, invites Muslims and Christians in America to pave the way for friendship and understanding
California and Texas will be receiving the largest numbers of Afghan refugees
California and Texas will be receiving the largest numbers of Afghan refugees
Our new center is to be used to welcome newly arriving refugees from Afghanistan
As the US military has now fully exited Afghanistan as of August 31, thousands of Afghan interpreters and families feeling the Taliban will be arriving in cities across the USA, and especially where Afghans already live. Local refugee resettlement agencies are expecting hundreds of families to be resettled in San Diego and El Cajon, and many families are already arriving.
Many new Afghan families are expected to be resettled here soon.
Many new Afghan families are expected to be resettled here soon. Let’s welcome them with open arms.
Good News!
Being recipient to some one-time grants during the Covid-19 Pandemic has enabled us to rent a space in El Cajon which we are calling THE LEARNING CENTER.
Project Memphis
In recent years, hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees and internally displaced peoples have returned to their homes to attempt a new beginning.
Spring Update
As the grip of the pandemic is easing somewhat, we are re-launching our in-person citizesnship classes for Syrian newcomers who are elgible to apply for citizesnship this year. This past November we halted these classes due to the pandemic.
We are expanding to Texas
Bridge Builders Network now has Associates in Ft Worth, Texas and soon will have an active and experienced team joining us in Austin.
Let’s work together