Resources

Websites

Refugees in Idaho:

https://www.idahorefugees.org/ The Idaho Office for Refugees has been great to work with.  Even though they deal with hundreds of refugees in Boise, and we have only seven in Idaho Falls, they have spent many hours helping us come up to speed.

http://refugeecenter.csi.edu/  The College of Southern Idaho Refugee Center has also been a huge encouragement to us and invested time and practical advice.

Sponsor Circles, now Welcome Corps:

https://www.state.gov/launch-of-the-welcome-corps-private-sponsorship-of-refugees/

Sponsor Circles were a kind of beta test for the Welcome Corp program, which was launched on Jan 19 2023.  If you are interested in forming a Welcome Corp, we can provide practical advice on what we have learned.

Hazara Genocide:

https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/stop-hazara-genocide-rallies-october-8-worldwide The Afghan newcomers in Idaho Falls are Hazara.  Hazaras tend to have a high view of women, a high view of education, were likely to ally with the US, and face disproportionate persecution from the Taliban.  The families of the men who are here are in danger back in Afghanistan.

https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/it-doesn-t-matter-if-we-get-killed-afghanistan-s-hazaras 

Afghanistan:

https://afghanevac.org/

https://opsacredpromise.org/

https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/the-final-flights-of-the-afghan-air-force/

https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/afghanistan-hunger/

Refugees:

https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/what-does-bible-say-about-refugees#:~:text=But%20the%20Word%20of%20God,might%20represent%20in%20today's%20terms/

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