Help provide urgent basic needs for arriving and welcomed refugees! Please donate by April 15.
We will welcome more than triple the number of refugees that we welcomed last year. Our funding sources do not adequately serve the basic needs of our clients, especially those with more vulnerabilities including single mothers and those with severe medical issues.
Your donations will be put to work immediately.
CWS Harrisburg supports our region's refugees as they
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Some examples of the impact you will make immediately are:
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CWS Harrisburg’s first full fiscal year by the numbers: (Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023)
Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees served
homes were secured by the housing team
children were enrolled in school
Community Sponsor groups provided at least 8 core services to new refugee neighbors
clients were placed in jobs
clients were enrolled for employment services
volunteer, welcome team, & matching grant hours donated
Matching Grant Cases
Resettlement to a Bright Future
During Fiscal Year 2023 we welcomed 135 individuals in 49 total cases affecting 21 families.