Thank you for your interest in helping to resettle a refugee or refugee family in the NYC area.
We are a group of NYC Buddhists who have come together to sponsor a refugee family's resettlement in New York City. There is currently a backlog of refugees from Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Central America waiting to be resettled - as well as the possibility of large numbers of Ukrainian refugees in the near future - and refugee agencies need the help of volunteer groups.
We will partner with HIAS, a long established refugee resettlement agency. For detailed information about the program, please see their website under "Congregation and Interfaith group volunteer opportunities":
https://www.hias.org/volunteer/nycIf you are interested in volunteering, please fill out this form to register your interest and availability. Or please email Chad for more information:
doshin@villagezendo.orgIf you would like to register your interest in financially supporting the refugee resettlement effort, please do so at this link:
https://forms.gle/7uxaVtTn3oGtY8yV8