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New Paltz for Refugees is a grassroots, volunteer, nonprofit group working to resettle Afghan refugee families in the Hudson Valley community.
In just a few weeks we'll welcome the first Afghan refugee family to New Paltz. Ahmad and this wife Hawa, (not their real names to protect their identity) and their five children look forward to a better future after nearly three months at Fort McCoy refugee camp in Wisconsin. We need your financial support to help them find a home and create a safe life here.
Here is Ahmad's story in his own words:
"I worked in one of Afghanistan’s four Ministries, the Office of Administrative Affairs (Presidential Palace) for 15 years and with Artlords.net an NGO which paints murals over the bullet ridden walls of Kabul.
We were eligible to apply for P2 visas to the US because they knew our lives were in great danger as the Taliban grew stronger and stronger, because we had worked with them as well as with the US Embassy and other international organizations on many projects.
Fortunately I was able to manage my escape with my immediate family from Kabul Airport in a US military plane to Qatar soon after Taliban took over Kabul. I risked my entire family and my own life as we raced to get to a gate at Kabul Airport. The day after the plane took off a suicide bombing occurred at the airport that killed many innocent people including US military personnel.
Thank you New Paltz for Refugees and Afghan Refugee Housing Network for sponsoring us and providing us with a chance for a new life here in America."
Ahmad and his family are arriving in New Paltz in less than 2 weeks with nothing but the shirts on their backs. Please donate to help us provide them with the necessities of a safe life: shelter, clothing, food, diapers and transportation.
With your support we can help this family create a new home in the Hudson Valley. Please donate today!
In just a few weeks we'll welcome the first Afghan refugee family to New Paltz. Ahmad and this wife Hawa, (not their real names to protect their identity) and their five children look forward to a better future after nearly three months at Fort McCoy refugee camp in Wisconsin. We need your financial support to help them find a home and create a safe life here.
Here is Ahmad's story in his own words:
"I worked in one of Afghanistan’s four Ministries, the Office of Administrative Affairs (Presidential Palace) for 15 years and with Artlords.net an NGO which paints murals over the bullet ridden walls of Kabul.
We were eligible to apply for P2 visas to the US because they knew our lives were in great danger as the Taliban grew stronger and stronger, because we had worked with them as well as with the US Embassy and other international organizations on many projects.
Fortunately I was able to manage my escape with my immediate family from Kabul Airport in a US military plane to Qatar soon after Taliban took over Kabul. I risked my entire family and my own life as we raced to get to a gate at Kabul Airport. The day after the plane took off a suicide bombing occurred at the airport that killed many innocent people including US military personnel.
Thank you New Paltz for Refugees and Afghan Refugee Housing Network for sponsoring us and providing us with a chance for a new life here in America."
Ahmad and his family are arriving in New Paltz in less than 2 weeks with nothing but the shirts on their backs. Please donate to help us provide them with the necessities of a safe life: shelter, clothing, food, diapers and transportation.
With your support we can help this family create a new home in the Hudson Valley. Please donate today!