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Related Resources
Refugee Assistance Partners NJ website: https://www.RefugeeAssistancePartnersNJ.org/Welcome Home Jersey City (donate money, jobs for refugees, volunteer, link to main website): https://linktr.ee/WelcomeHomeJerseyCity
Cornerstone Counseling (Islamic faith-based counseling and emotional wellness programs): https://www.cornercounseling.com/
GERA (Global Emergency Response and Assistance), connected to joint base officials at McGuire/Ft. Dix/Lakehurst: https://www.gera-ngo.org
Afghan American Foundation (cultural and helping info): https://www.afghanamericans.org
IRC interest form (volunteering, translating, local $ donation): https://forms.office.com/r/Dcp7D8iVcj
Church World Service-Jersey City: https://cwsjerseycity.org/
Hosting evacuees temporarily: Airbnb’s Open Homes program: https://www.airbnb.org/refugees
Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (GRSI): (detailed new info about community sponsorship; RAP volunteer training is adapted from GRSI modules): https://refugeesponsorship.org/
RAMP Resources
Promote RAMP with an elevator pitch (PDF file)RAMP Flyer (PDF file)
RAMP Presentation (PDF file)
Refugee Resources
Know Your Rights as a Refugee in the US (PDF file)Refugee Resettlement: A Core Humanitarian Value (PDF file)
Refugees are No Different From Us
Church World Service
International Rescue Committee
United Nations Refugee Agency
Refugee-Related News Articles
Canada opens its hearts to Syrian refugeesSyria War Infographic
Syrian Refugees Not Security Threat
Six-year-old Boy Asks President Obama to Help Him Adopt Syrian Ambulance Boy
CNN coverage on Syrian Refugees in NJ
CBS 60 minutes Finding Refuge
Our immigrants, our strength
As immigration crackdown intensifies, churches embrace refugees