Afghan Refugee Stories

Feb 24, 20221 min read

Afghan Refugees Find Support from Catholic Charities & the Community

Our team goes above and beyond to ensure that recently-resettled refugee families have all the tools and assistance they need to succeed...

Feb 4, 20222 min read

Afghan Refugee Making the Most of New Life in Jacksonville

Originally aired/published on News4Jax.com. By Aaron Farrar Jacksonville, Fla. – One local Afghan refugee is making the most of his n

Dec 15, 20212 min read

Weaver Family Donates $500,000 to Support Afghan Refugees through Catholic Charities Jacksonville

Originally published in The Florida-Times Union By Beth Reese Cravey Jacksonville, Fla. – Jacksonville philanthropists Wayne and Delores...

Oct 26, 20212 min read

Gifts from JinkoSolar Help Our ESOL Refugee Students Shine

Jacksonville, Fla. – JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the "Company," or "JinkoSolar") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative...

Sep 22, 20212 min read

Pajcic & Pajcic Donates $50,000 to Catholic Charities Jacksonville's Refugee Resettlement Program

Article by Katherine Lewin, The Florida Times-Union Link to Original Article Catholic Charities Jacksonville’s refugee resettlement...

Sep 15, 20211 min read

Jinko Solar Donates Laptops and Internet Services for ESOL Program

Please join us in thanking Jinko Solar for donating laptops and internet services to help our ESOL program better serve refugees as they...

Sep 2, 20211 min read

Nabi Akram Center & Islamic Center of Northeast Florida Donate Supplies

Our staff and volunteers recently unloaded an entire truckload of donated supplies for local refugees! Special thanks to the Nabi Akram...

Aug 30, 20211 min read

Several Dozen Afghan Refugees Resettle in Jacksonville

The Florida Times-Union featured the uptick in Afghan refugees coming to our area on the front page of today's paper – see bottom of A1....

Aug 26, 20211 min read

Afghan Refugees to Restart Lives in Jacksonville

Tarik Minor of WJXT4 sat down with Matt Schmitt to talk about our agency's role in resettling displaced Afghans fleeing for their lives...

Aug 25, 20211 min read

150 Afghan Parolees Expected to be Resettled by Catholic Charities

Thank you to Leah Shields of First Coast News for shedding light on how the community can help us welcome 150 Afghan refugees who will be...

Aug 22, 20211 min read

How We're Preparing to Welcome More Afghan Refugees in Jacksonville

Catholic Charities Jacksonville is working closely with the United States Council of Catholic Bishops to welcome more Afghan refugees to...

Aug 18, 20211 min read

Catholic Charities Expecting Increase in Afghan Refugees

Matt Schmitt, our associate director, sat down with Action News Jax to discuss how Catholic Charities Jacksonville is preparing to...

Aug 16, 20212 min read

Answering the Call to Help Afghan Refugees

An important message from Catholic Charities Jacksonville Regional Director Lori Weber: It’s difficult to imagine what many Afghan...

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