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Aug 30, 2021

“There is No Process” for Arriving Afghans, Hetfield tells CNN

There is no clear way to process arriving Afghans, Mark Hetfield told CNN.

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Aug 30, 2021

Schlepping to Help Arriving Refugees Feels Good in Charlotte

Betsy Jenkins was watching her foster sons playing with each other in the yard when she saw the email, “Extra help needed for new refugee apartment move-in, can you help?”

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Aug 27, 2021

Mark Hetfield: “Our Work Is Far From Done”

This has been a tough week for all of us at HIAS, but it has been so much worse for the people of Afghanistan, writes HIAS President and CEO in The Forward.

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Aug 26, 2021

Hetfield: To Save Afghans, U.S. Needs to “Show Some Leadership”

HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield appeared today on Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd to discuss the “bureaucratic calamity” that is preventing people from leaving Afghanistan for safety elsewhere.

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Aug 25, 2021

Airbnb Pledges to House 20,000 Afghan Refugees

As resettlement agencies around the world prepare to welcome tens of thousands of Afghans evacuated from Kabul, finding housing for the new arrivals is a significant challenge. Airbnb stepped up.

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Aug 23, 2021

HIAS Resettlement Partners Preparing to Greet Afghans

In the San Francisco Bay Area, HIAS resettlement affiliates JFCS East Bay and JFS of Silicon Valley are getting ready to welcome more Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders in one month than they usually do in half a year.

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Aug 19, 2021

Mia Farrow Honors Humanitarian Workers Between Desert and War

Actress Mia Farrow recalls the dedicated humanitarian workers she met on a 2006 visit to a HIAS compound in Chad.

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Aug 19, 2021

HIAS Set to Assist Afghan Evacuees

With the final troop pull out of Afghanistan and sudden humanitarian crisis, HIAS and our U.S. affiliates are preparing to provide immediate help for those who arrive.

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Aug 11, 2021

Bringing Hope to Flood Ravaged Villages in Guyana

HIAS Guyana mobilized internal emergency response fund resources to conduct a rapid assessment and distribute relief items to people in remove villages who were ravaged by the worst flooding in 15 years.

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Aug 5, 2021

Across America, Refugee Resettlement Ramps Back Up

Refugees are once again arriving in the United States in higher numbers, and resettlement agencies are working hard to grow and meet their needs.

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