There are 22 new refugee families that have not been able to find work since they arrived in the United States. The families no longer qualify for government assistance and now have trouble meeting basic expenses. In Maine, volunteers there have offered to help the refugee families by providing houseing as they continue on the journey towards employment. Atlanta area mosques and organizations are collecting money to help the families relocate.
The cost for relocation is going to be $850 per family or about $19,000. There has been about $5300 collected so far. The community sponsoring the relocation project is hoping to collect enough money in the next two weeks to facilitate the relocation of these families.
If anyone is interested in donating to the relocation project, money can be sent to Masjid Omar Bin Abdul Aziz at 955 Harbins Rd., Lilburn, Georgia 30047. You can also send money to the American Islamic Fellowship at P.O. Box 1034, Smyrna, GA 30082-1034 if you would prefer to donate anonymously.
For questions, please contact Zafer Awad at 770-374-3434 or the American Islamic Fellowship at info@americanislamicfellowship.com.
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Kelly
American Islamic Fellowship
blog@americanislamicfellowship.com
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