IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Because funds for all federally-funded refugee services are either shut off or continue to be indefinitely frozen, thousands of refugees in central Texas are now (in the last three weeks) without both promised services such as assistance finding housing and employment, and cash assistance for basic needs.
Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees (AJPR, a 501c3 non-profit) is here to help fill the gap and provide volunteer services and emergency funds to support as many of our newly-arrived neighbors as we can.
Monetary donations can be made HERE.
More immediate volunteer needs including volunteer admin needs for refugee organizations that had to furlough staff will be posted soon.
---- Sherry Blum
Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees (AJPR, a 501c3 non-profit) is here to help fill the gap and provide volunteer services and emergency funds to support as many of our newly-arrived neighbors as we can.
Monetary donations can be made HERE.
More immediate volunteer needs including volunteer admin needs for refugee organizations that had to furlough staff will be posted soon.
---- Sherry Blum
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AJPR envisions all refugees who arrive in Austin being welcomed and provided with the resources they need to pursue opportunities and build successful lives.
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MISSION |
Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees are volunteers who provide direct and immediate assistance to refugee families. We do this by:
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Resettlement is a moral imperative.
“Welcoming the stranger” is our privilege.
Our Jewish tradition teaches us that there is no higher obligation than to save the life of another. Faced with one of the largest refugee crises in human history, Austin Jews & Partners for Refugees (AJPR) was formed to raise our voices for the rights, safety, and very lives of people who are fleeing genocide, persecution, and war Together with our Resettlement Agency partner, HIAS, and our other faith and community partners...
we are committed to aiding those who have been forced to leave their homes.
AJPR is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization
