From Connecticut-
While IPRR was born by members of Trinity
Episcopal Church and Newtown Congregational Church, it has since gained
representatives from Al Hedaya Islamic Center, Baha’i Community,
Congregation Adath Israel, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints, among other local houses of worship.
The project is open, however, Mr Chamiec-Case told The Newtown Bee
in August 2016, to “anyone who wants to participate. While we have been
organized by faith communities, we are not restrictive.”
The first family settled by
IPRR, a family of six, arrived in November 2017 from Tanzania. The
second family — a mother and her two sons, who had spent 22 years in a
Rwandan refugee camp — arrived in mid-2018.
IPRR arranged for housing for
each family, and helped furnish each apartment. Volunteers also drove
family members to school, or work, or appointments, until at least one
member obtained a driver’s license.
More here-
No comments:
Post a Comment