Welcome Afghan SIV Family to Rolling Hills

In 2023, a group of Rolling Hills neighbors came together to welcome a refugee family to our neighborhood. Through support from many members of our community, either fundraising or donating furniture or helping the family settle in, we were able to help this family become part of the community and they are thriving! This has been an incredibly moving and rewarding experience for the sponsors and our children.

As the United States closes its borders -- the US has shut down the US Refugee Admissions Program and ended the Welcome Corps program that we participated in -- there is a group of immigrants who are still allowed. Afghan nationals with Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs), who helped the US government and now are in grave danger because of that, are currently allowed to immigrate to the United States.

We will be welcoming an Afghan family of 6 in the coming weeks and we need your help! 100% of the funds we raise will be spent on supporting the family’s start-up and living expenses during their transition to independence in our community. We anticipate that most of it will go toward housing-related costs.

Any funds raised beyond what we need to support this family will either be held for a future sponsorship or donated to a community organization that supports refugees/SIVs resettling in the US.

Thank you for joining with us to support an Afghan SIV family! If you would like periodic email updates on our group's progress, including volunteer opportunities, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/XqeUUi8k4ZYuVzvm8