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Feb 3, 2023

Our Closest Afghan Allies Deserve Better Than What We’ve Given Them

Opinion Piece by Amy Marden, REACT DC CEO, and Timothy "Tito" Torres, Senior Advisor on Strategy and External Relations for Special Operations Association of America (SOAA)

Jan 19, 2023

Peace celebrates ongoing partnership with LIRS, welcomes new partnership with REACT DC

Peace Lutheran partners with REACT DC to provide space for the REACTlegal Northern Virginia Asylum Clinic

Aug 27, 2022

Hiring fair held for Afghan and Ukrainian refugees in Renton

Local businesses participated in a job fair to help a group of refugees transition to their new communities.

Aug 21, 2022

Seeking refuge: Wisconsin group welcomes Ukrainian family fleeing war

Wisconsin based REACT DC REACTsponsors Sponsor Circle welcomes Ukrainian Family

Aug 12, 2022

Ukrainian family finds shelter from war thanks to Wisconsin friends

REACT DC REACTsponsors Sponsor Circle helps Ukrainian family find shelter from war

Jun 1, 2022

Welcoming the Stranger, Literally

Refugee resettlement as a Jewish value

May 8, 2022

Job Fair Helps Afghan Refugees Reach for Better Livelihoods in DC Area

Mohammad Fasih Yaqoobi was one of hundreds of Afghan refugees looking for better work and lives at this weekend’s job fair at the Hyatt Regency in Tysons Corner.

Apr 26, 2022

Opinion: Think about how you can help resettle an Afghan family, even here in Iowa City

Opinion Piece by Andy DouglasPress - Citizen opinion writer

Apr 20, 2022

'I can’t even think about going back'

Months after fleeing Afghanistan, refugees hope for affordable temporary housing

Apr 19, 2022

Your Next Mission™ Season #2 EP 14 | REACT DC with Amy Marden

Your Next Mission® is an initiative from the American Freedom Foundation that provides content, resources and support to Veterans, transitioning service members, military spouses and families as they transition from military to civilian life.

Apr 18, 2022

REACT DC Expands Efforts to Help Afghan Refugees; Calls for Passage of
Afghan Adjustment Act

Non-Profit Organizations Announces Hire of Five Afghans To Lead Operations and Employment
Initiatives

Apr 14, 2022

Alexandria Times Highlights REACT DC Employment Assistance

Afghan Refugees Face Job Struggles, Olivia Anderson, Alexandria Times

Mar 31, 2022

Volunteers Make Deliveries to 500 Refugee Families Celebrating Ramadan

REACT DC Staff Assist LIRS with 500 Ramadan Deliveries

Mar 22, 2022

Aid for Afghans

Military community forms REACT DC to provide resettlement assistance to Afghans

Jan 25, 2022

Military and Veteran Communities: Next Steps to Support Our Afghan Allies

Homefront & Frontlines Townhall

Dec 25, 2021

A Christmas as good as gold for Afghan family in Annandale, 4 months after escape from Kabul

Christmas marks four months since the Sadiqi Family took off from Kabul Airport. The NOVA non-profit REACT DC paid the rent for their new home.

Nov 1, 2021

An Afghan refugee — and Taliban target — recounts his harrowing journey to America

Hasib Dellawar recounts the events of August 15, when he fled from Afghanistan with his family.

Oct 28, 2021

How one military mom mobilized thousands of volunteers to bring sense of hope to Afghan refugees

Creating a Home and Hope