Liberty’s Hands
Afghan Military Refugee Assistance
Who We Are
Vision
Our duty to is to take the worst thing that ever happened to someone and make it a little better
Mission
The mission of Liberty’s Hands is to informally partner with Afghan Special Operations and Aviation Military Refugees and their Families, augmenting formal resettlement programs in order to provide an added layer of support to these newly arrived members of our communities.
Intent
The intent of Liberty’s Hands is to share information among groups and individuals seeking to assist with the reception of Afghan evacuees. As a volunteer veteran founded organization, we place an emphasis on assisting Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Holders and Military Refugees by partnering though this site with US veterans seeking to assist. We are working to establish coordinators at the state level to facilitate pairing US veteran partners with US SOF-affiliated Afghan interpreters and Afghan SOF and Military Aviation refugees in the states where they will be settled.
.
Service To Others
Serving those who served alongside us, Liberty’s Hands is a veteran-founded and registered 501c3 organization designed as a resource to provide current information on Afghan refugee assistance at the local level, while establishing a network across resettlement states to facilitate the transition and sponsorship process of our Afghan partners in the US
.
Current Snapshot of the Status of the Refugee Effort
June 2022 10 Months Later, Afghan Refugees Labor to Build New Lives in US | Military.com
June 10 Update: An Example of Why Liberty’s Hands Partners with Afghan Commando Refugees
The Commando's and their Leader in the Last Days of the Afghan Collapse The Afghan Army's Last Commander On How His Country Really Fell (thedrive.com)
WaPo Opinion: How to Help Afghan Refugees
Opinion | Afghan evacuees are stuck in legal limbo. Here’s how to help them. - The Washington Post
March 30 Update
Taliban orders girls' high schools to remain closed, leaving students in tears | Reuters
Last Evac Centers Closing
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/i-don-t-know-what-will-happen-after-months-at-fort-mccoy-afghan-family-resettled-in-separate-states/ar-AAUqcBW?ocid=msedgntp
January 31st Update
U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others
January 30th Update- Refugee Housing Difficulty in NoVA area
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/01/29/afghan-evacuees-refugees-washington-dc/
January 19 Update
Lewiston community welcomes Afghan refugees - Lewiston Sun Journal
January 17th Update
Detailed National Geographic story on resettled Afghans (Providing email address gets three free articles) Afghan refugees are finding a warm welcome in small-town America (nationalgeographic.com)
January 3rd Update
U.S. communities that welcome Afghan refugees will be glad they did - The Washington Post