A recent Trump administration order suspending federal funding for refugee resettlement agencies has left many organizations, like the Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay, struggling to provide vital support to newly arrived refugees. The order, which is part of a broader review of government spending, has created uncertainty and hardship for refugees like Assad, an Afghan national who relocated to Concord under a special immigrant visa program. He relies on JFCS East Bay for assistance with medical appointments, schooling for his children, and job searching. The agency's program manager, Homayoon Ghanizada, expressed the urgency of the situation, emphasizing the vulnerability of refugees during their initial 90 days in the US.
Assad used to help the United States military as an education specialist when he lived in his native Afghanistan, and he resettled in Concord last month under a special immigrant visa program because of threats to his life from the Taliban.
JFCS East Bay resettlement program manager Homayoon Ghanizada, who came here from Afghanistan on a special immigrant visa, said he feels an obligation to provide basic services to refugees in 90 days. "There's a lot of services which sets them up for independence and success," he said, adding that case mangers work behind the scenes to find refugees with no work or credit histories in this country, to find jobs and housing "It's also the time when they are most vulnerable.
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FUNDING FREEZE JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES EAST BAY AFGHAN REFUGEES
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