Minnesota aid groups seek volunteers to help Afghan refugees
With more than 700 Afghan refugees arriving in Minnesota, resettlement agencies are mobilizing to set up permanent housing for families — and appealing to volunteers for help.
The Minneapolis-based humanitarian organization Alight, formerly known as the American Refugee Committee, has begun furnishing and stocking housing for 250 families.
Since September, Minnesota has welcomed 721 Afghans. Evacuees who have been waiting in military bases across the country must leave by mid-February. The state aims to have resettled up to 750 people by then.
