{"id":3218,"date":"2021-12-09T16:36:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T16:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2023-10-27T19:52:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T19:52:39","slug":"first-afghan-families-leave-us-military-bases-sponsor-circles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/first-afghan-families-leave-us-military-bases-sponsor-circles\/","title":{"rendered":"History is made: The first Afghan Families leave U.S. military bases to travel to their Sponsor Circles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>U.S. Army photo by Spc. Froylan Grimaldo. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.<\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first Afghan families participating in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/launch-of-the-sponsor-circle-program-for-afghans\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> departed from a military safe haven on U.S. soil Tuesday morning (December 7) and traveled to Washington State and Vermont, the first states where sponsor circles have formed to welcome them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.refugepoint.org\/sponsor-circle-program\/\"><b>As we shared back in October, the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allows Americans to form resettlement groups, known as sponsor circles, and play a primary anchor role in supporting an Afghan family to integrate into life in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This program represents what is perhaps the most significant innovation in U.S. refugee resettlement since the 1980 Refugee Act, allowing more active engagement of private citizens and community groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RefugePoint is playing a unique role in this effort: The organization&#8217;s staff are working on military bases to identify Afghans for this program, provide information, answer questions, and connect them with sponsor circles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other organizations playing key roles in the Sponsor Circle Program include the Community Sponsorship Hub, Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services, International Rescue Committee, Airbnb.org, HIAS, and Welcome.US.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are thrilled to celebrate this historic first. Groups or individuals who are interested in potentially sponsoring a case through the Sponsor Circle Program may find more information on how to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sponsorcircles.org\/\"><b>apply here<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Army photo by Spc. Froylan Grimaldo. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. 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