IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD PRESIDENT
July, 2026
Dear Friends and Supporters of AJPR,
The summer months can be hard for refugees. Children are out of school, electricity costs are high, and new administrative rules and court decisions threaten both the livelihood and ability to stay in this country for our refugee friends.
AJPR continues to help refugee families with emergency rent and other needs. You can continue to help us help them HERE.
Thanks to the family and friends of Pearl Zelda Halperin Levine, mother of AJPR volunteer Amy Webberman, who made donations to AJPR in Pearl’s memory. These gifts are so appreciated and so much in line with Pearl’s deeply-held principles and, above all, her kindness.
In addition to contributing to our fund for emergencies, here are some additional ways to help this summer in the areas of Volunteering, Basic Needs, and Advocacy.
Volunteering
Volunteer for iACT’s iLearn Summer Program, where school-age refugee children learn English, make friends, and go on field trips. This program has already started and still needs more volunteers.
Volunteer Application:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnFo9zNwtQ6rCvjtpFLOcUpJlFhkpEVvsnSB3cujOyWZupEA/viewform
Volunteers must be at least 15 years old to participate. Those under 18 will need a parent or guardian signature on their application. Drivers are also needed. To volunteer as a driver, contact Teddy Sass ([email protected]).
Basic Needs
Although it seems like summer has just begun, the new school year is around the corner. Austin Refugee Help will be distributing school clothes for refugee children in July. They are particularly looking for gift cards of $25 and $50 dollars to buy new school shoes for refugee children. Contact Esther Diaz ([email protected]) if you would like to contribute.
Jewish Family Service Food Pantry helps many refugee families (and others) with basic food needs. Link here to make a monetary contribution to JFSFP or here to purchase from their wishlist.
Advocacy
Here is a link explaining (with an opportunity to comment by 8/4) a proposed rule designed to strip Afghans brought to this country by the United States government (and others in similar circumstances) of their ability to live and work here.
Thanks for all that you do to help us help during these hot summer months,
Sincerely,
Sherry Blum, Board President
Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees
The summer months can be hard for refugees. Children are out of school, electricity costs are high, and new administrative rules and court decisions threaten both the livelihood and ability to stay in this country for our refugee friends.
AJPR continues to help refugee families with emergency rent and other needs. You can continue to help us help them HERE.
Thanks to the family and friends of Pearl Zelda Halperin Levine, mother of AJPR volunteer Amy Webberman, who made donations to AJPR in Pearl’s memory. These gifts are so appreciated and so much in line with Pearl’s deeply-held principles and, above all, her kindness.
In addition to contributing to our fund for emergencies, here are some additional ways to help this summer in the areas of Volunteering, Basic Needs, and Advocacy.
Volunteering
Volunteer for iACT’s iLearn Summer Program, where school-age refugee children learn English, make friends, and go on field trips. This program has already started and still needs more volunteers.
Volunteer Application:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnFo9zNwtQ6rCvjtpFLOcUpJlFhkpEVvsnSB3cujOyWZupEA/viewform
Volunteers must be at least 15 years old to participate. Those under 18 will need a parent or guardian signature on their application. Drivers are also needed. To volunteer as a driver, contact Teddy Sass ([email protected]).
Basic Needs
Although it seems like summer has just begun, the new school year is around the corner. Austin Refugee Help will be distributing school clothes for refugee children in July. They are particularly looking for gift cards of $25 and $50 dollars to buy new school shoes for refugee children. Contact Esther Diaz ([email protected]) if you would like to contribute.
Jewish Family Service Food Pantry helps many refugee families (and others) with basic food needs. Link here to make a monetary contribution to JFSFP or here to purchase from their wishlist.
Advocacy
Here is a link explaining (with an opportunity to comment by 8/4) a proposed rule designed to strip Afghans brought to this country by the United States government (and others in similar circumstances) of their ability to live and work here.
Thanks for all that you do to help us help during these hot summer months,
Sincerely,
Sherry Blum, Board President
Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees
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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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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