{"id":6660,"date":"2022-01-26T14:21:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T19:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/?p=6660"},"modified":"2025-02-27T09:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T14:24:24","slug":"afghan-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/index.php\/2022\/01\/26\/afghan-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghan Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>The Sanctuary Committee is thrilled to inform you that we are partnering with the Sikh<br \/>\nGurdwara community in Rockville, Maryland to sponsor an Afghan family through the Lutheran<br \/>\nSocial Services\u2019 Good Neighbor Program (GNP). Through the GNP, we will be paired with an<br \/>\nAfghan family and will set up an apartment with all of the necessary furnishings and household<br \/>\nsupplies. We will also provide adjustment support to the family, including transportation to and<br \/>\nfrom necessary appointments.<\/p>\n<p>This will be a longer term relationship where we help support a family in resettling over the<br \/>\nnext 6 months to 1 year, so rest assured there will be other opportunities to get involved. In the<br \/>\nmeantime, we thank God for this loving, caring community, and pray for the continued health<br \/>\nand safety of not only the Afghan refugees, but of those still in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-1534x1536.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-580x581.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-860x861.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor-1160x1161.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.firstuccdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/afghan-sponsor.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sanctuary Committee is thrilled to inform you that we are partnering with the Sikh Gurdwara community in Rockville, Maryland to sponsor an Afghan family through the Lutheran Social Services\u2019 Good Neighbor Program (GNP). 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