The Alliance for African Assistance is a non-profit organization and as such depends on the support of individuals like you to accomplish our work for refugees. Your support will help us save lives, alleviate suffering and restore the livelihoods of refugees.   Your help brings New Hope and New Life to refugees

Your support of the Alliance is of critical importance to the lives of refugees - at times, a matter of life or death. By making a gift to the Alliance you are making a testimony to your commitment to the freedom, dignity and well-being of refugees.

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                                Help refugees to establish a new home. Get in touch with our office.

                                                                          Leave a legacy of hope

Beyond the all-important immediate support, please be sure to consider Alliance for African Assistance when making your estate plans, creating bequests, and establishing life income gifts.

Volunteer your own foreign language skills at your local courthouse, hospital, fire/police department, school, or community center. Written translation and/or oral interpretation is desperately needed in many communities

• Drive a refugee to a medical appointment.

• Offer to take a refugee with you to your next sports event, concert, or movie.

• Take a refugee to your local library and help him or her get a library card.

• Help refugees prepare their taxes.

• Volunteer to teach an English as a Second Language class.

• Offer to teach computer skills (at any level) to refugees.

• Donate old computers to refugees.

• Tutor a refugee child.

• Donate professional clothing.

• Take a refugee family on a picnic to a state park or recreation center.

• Write your congressman in support of refugee programs.

Who are refugees? How did they become refugees? Where do they come from and where will they go? What are their needs? What will happen to those who arrive in the United States? Learning about the plight of the world's 14 million refugees is the first step to ministering to them. Studying the immigrant roots and family experiences of your congregation can foster a sense of kinship with those in need of refuge today

Each culture has a unique identity just as each individual has. Learning about the history, customs, and values of a culture will help you understand the needs of the people of that culture and the special challenges they might face as they resettle in American society. Learn about public policy regarding refugees.  Keep apprised of developments in U.S. immigration policy.  Support in receiving continuing education.

Language courses, cross-cultural training and experiences, and seminars on refugee work can benefit refugee ministries and those who lead them. Encourage budgeting for such continuing education for those who direct your congregation's involvement with refugees.

Use the media, both church and community, to spread the word about service to refugees. Human-interest stories that portray positive experiences of interactions between communities and newcomers help foster welcoming attitudes toward refugees.

                               Give   Become a Friend of Refugees.

The AAA’s fund provides medical care, family reunification, job    transportation, prenatal care and other urgent needs of newly   arrived refugees.

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Provide assistance with basic skills. Refugees come to the United States from a wide range of cultural, educational and economic backgrounds. Share your knowledge and experience about finding employment, handling personal finances, making basic car repairs and using public transportation.

Help refugees learn their rights and advocate for themselves in situations such as dealing with landlords and filing complaints with consumer protection agencies. Guide newcomers through the American social landscape including educational and health care systems.

Share your knowledge with others. As you learn about the needs and cultures of refugees - including how policies affect them and why we should serve them -- share your newfound understanding with others in your congregation and community. Use AAA resources to inform others about refugee issues. Take advantage of formal and informal settings to educate and enlighten.

AAA has special programs for meeting the needs of unaccompanied refugee children, providing legal rights information and translation assistance. For your convenience, AAA accepts donations online and by mail or phone . Consider gifts of stock or real property as well as cash donations, and look into matching gift programs through your employer.

Help enroll newcomers in English as a Second Language classes or get training to teach such classes.

 Help refugee youth get involved in community youth programs. Assist unaccompanied refugee minors get established on their own when they graduate from high school and no longer receive assistance from the minors program.

                                 Support refugee employment.

If you are an employer, consider how refugees might fit into your workforce. If you are aware of refugee cottage industries, purchase their handicrafts, help with marketing, share your knowledge of U.S. business practices, and help them avoid exploitation.

Support refugees as they help one another. Former refugees now sponsoring relatives to join them in the United States may appreciate assistance with facilitating the process and helping new arrivals get settled. Refugee self-help groups, often known as mutual assistance associations may also have needs you can help meet.