Refugee Care Collective needs your help

Grace City Portland has the opportunity to help those who are seeking refuge from the events in Afghanistan here in the states. Hundreds of individuals and families had to flee their home country in a moment’s notice and relocate with almost no processions to their name.

We will be donating starter kits to the Refugee Care Collective. Refugees arrive to Oregon with few possessions, and have to quickly build their lives again. Restart kits are plastic tubs filled with essential household items. A complete set is formed by eight unique restart kits, one for each area of the home. The kits are distributed to local resettlement agencies, service providers, and community members who give them directly to newly arrived families and those in need.

With each restart kit that’s put together, we’re reminded that it’s small actions that change realities. While kits meet a practical need, they do much more. They symbolize hope and communicate the message of welcome better than anything else can. It’s a first step in saying, “You are not alone. We are for you. You are welcome here.”

To get involved, he highly recommend joining an Ekklesia where your leader will be coordinating a specific starter kit for the group.

Please contact Noah Brown for more information: noah@gracecityportland.org.