2022 News

As  the end of 2022 approaches, we would like to let you know how much your  support for Rivertown for Refugees has meant to families fleeing war  and oppression around the world. We would also like to tell you about  some of our achievements over the past year:

• We have reached a milestone with the Kulahina family of six from  Mariupol, Ukraine. The four children are happily enrolled in school, and  Valytyn’s new job allows them to contribute to rent. Soon, they will be  fully self-supporting.
• The Ahmed family of eight from Kabul, Afghanistan is doing well  and comfortably settled in Yonkers. Your support allowed us give the  three youngest children a summer camp experience. In collaboration with  our partner, Northwest Yonkers Neighbors for Refugees (NWYNFR), we are  currently helping the eldest son navigate the college application  process.
• We were able to contribute $5,000 to our Irvington, NY-based  sister volunteer group, IPC/StB for Refugees, which they will put toward  rent and other expenses as they resettle their first family.
• We contributed $1,200 in rent support to a newly-arrived family  from Mariupol—close friends of the Kulahina family—who recently settled  in Binghamton NY.
• Finally, we continued to team up with Hearts and Homes for  Refugees and other groups, who are supporting refugees throughout  southern Westchester.

In  the six years since it began, Rivertowns for Refugees has helped  resettle families and individuals from Central and South America, Burma,  Afghanistan, and Ukraine. With your ongoing support, we continue to  help refugees begin new, safe lives in the United States.

Resettling  a family is costly. It requires committing to pay monthly rent and all  expenses, including food, clothing, and transportation until families  get on their feet, which most do within three to four months. You have  made it possible for R4R to do all of this and more.

Please  consider a year-end donation to Rivertowns for Refugees. Your entire  tax-deductible donation goes toward supporting families who have fled  violence and oppression. Please make whatever donation you can, so we  can continue supporting not only the families to whom we are currently  committed but also the ones to come. And please consider joining us:  volunteers are always welcome! If interested, please contact us at info@rivertownsforrefugees.org.