{"id":33,"date":"2021-08-24T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ur-afghan-action-group\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2021-09-07T17:11:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T21:11:25","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ur-afghan-action-group\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Afghan Diaspora for Equality and Progress<\/a>\u00a0(Ade Progress) is coordinating an effort to connect those in need of legal representation with pro bono assistance, including with humanitarian parole applications. The link for volunteers to apply is here<\/a>; for those seeking humanitarian parole help, they can find guidance on how to apply here<\/a>\u00a0and email\u00a0afghanresources2021@gmail.com<\/a>. If you want to pass along information on how people can sign up to sponsor individuals,\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0is the link. And for those seeking to donate to cover the filing fee for each petition (more than $500 per person),\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0is the link for the organization’s GoFundMe.<\/p>\n

Separately, I have heard that it is being encouraged\u00a0for those with loved ones stuck in Afghanistan to contact the Afghanistan Task Force at the State Department by emailing\u00a0actf@state.gov<\/a>\u00a0and including a brief statement of why the loved ones are at risk, loved one’s passports of national ID cards, number of individuals, and a number\/email for those in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, nothing can be guaranteed, but it seems like the best option is to try as many avenues as possible.<\/p>\n

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Open letter<\/a> from Afghan alumni for members of the group to send to Senators and Congressional representatives.<\/div>\n
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Afghan Womens’ Garden Beds at Lewis Ginter Memorial Botanical Garden<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fundraising even<\/a>t to help welcome Afghan Refugees in Richmond<\/div>\n
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Trusted partners and friends: Many of you have reached out to us over the last weeks asking for resources. Leaning into our mission of connecting people to the resources they need, we created this resource page<\/a>\u00a0to aid our Afghan neighbors as well as donors, volunteers, and local faith communities who are looking for practical ways to show support.<\/div>\n
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We know that information is constantly changing, so if you see something that is no longer relevant, or you know a resource that should be added, please send an email to admin@reestablishrichmond.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Our goal is to keep it updated, so please share it with your networks or people who are looking to get involved.\u00a0We hope you will find this helpful!<\/div>\n
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Afghan Evacuation \u2014 ReEstablish Richmond<\/a><\/div>\n
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Thank you for your interest in the recent webinar, IIENetwork Briefing: Supporting Afghanistan and Haiti<\/em>. We are grateful for your attention to learn more about IIE\u2019s current crisis response efforts and how you, your organization or institution can be involved, specifically through our student, scholar, and artist emergency and protection initiatives.<\/p>\n

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At this time, we would like to share the webinar resources with you and welcome you to share these with your networks.<\/p>\n