How Your Gift Helps
Many Afghan evacuees are eligible for only modest support from the U.S. government. Resettlement agencies must rely on private funds to meet their needs: rent and furnishings for apartments, household goods, clothing, food.
You can provide for a family’s most basic needs through a sponsorship gift.
Your gift... | ...provides this kind of help to newly-arrived Afghan families |
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New home: $4,000 |
Rent, couch, loveseat, coffee table, lamp, small dining room set, 2 full beds, 2 twin beds, pillows, sheets and blankets |
Legal services: $2,000 |
Visa fees, legal services, etc. |
One month’s rent: $1,500 |
Based on standard rental values in the Houston area |
Hygiene items for six months: $1,200 for family of six |
Toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, deodorant, towels, soap |
New baby: $1,000 |
Car seat, diapers, baby wipes, diaper cream, receiving blanket, baby soap, baby lotion, stroller, baby bath |
Kitchen/groceries: $750 |
Pantry stocked with culturally-appropriate foods; Frying pan, saucepan, boiling pot, can opener, bowls, dinner plates (6), drinking glasses (6), large mixing bowl, wastebasket, trash bags (50), dish soap, kitchen towels (2), utensils (6 each), serving spoon, spatula, cutting knife, potholder (2), mop, broom, rice cooker, toaster, etc. |
Job search: $500 |
Business attire, transportation, other work supplies, cell phone |
Back to school: $250 per child |
Backpack, reusable water bottle, lunch box, notebook, planner, pencils (2-5), eraser, ruler, pens (2-5), calculator, pencil case, binder, folder (3-5), lined paper |
Clothing: $200 |
Pants, shirts, dresses, undergarments, shoes |