We partner with people of faith and good will to meet the needs of refugee families resettling in NJ. There are many ways to serve.
Provide Services to Refugees
Volunteers undergo a specific orientation and complete background check and confidentiality agreements in order to serve in ways that require direct contact with the refugee. These are things like delivering groceries to their home, providing a ride to an appointment, teaching them to drive, tutoring, teaching English, etc. Let us know if you're interested in taking this step.
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Agency Partnerships
There are ten agencies approved by the US State Department to facilitate refugee resettlement in America. You can find several of those agencies in NJ including USCRI’s affiliate office Interfaith-RISE (I-RISE) in Highland Park. For many years, PAC volunteers, alongside others from local faith and civic groups, have assisted refugees received by I-RISE integrate into their own communities through mutual relationship building, the exchange of cultures, teaching life skills, and assisting the case management staff providing core services. Simply said, these volunteers know what to do, where to go, and how to do the most basic everyday tasks which seem very foreign and overwhelming to their new neighbors. Volunteers provide encouragement and a helping hand. This is where we grew in our love for refugees.
Alliance for Refugees (AFR) opened its doors on October 1, 2023 as the NJ affiliate office of World Relief and began assisting refugees assigned to NJ for resettlement. AFR is an alliance of various individuals and organizations (including PAC) in Mercer & Middlesex County seeking to welcome and assist new refugee neighbors.
We encourage you to continue supporting I-RISE as they resettle families throughout NJ. Through our partnership with AFR, we welcome refugees as valued, thriving, contributing members of our community and to assist them with essential foundational needs as they experience freedom, healing, and peace. You can give directly to AFR, an independent nonprofit organization and learn more about them on their website.