Launch of the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans

Written By Danielle Grigsby

PRESS STATEMENT

ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The State Department is partnering with the Community Sponsorship Hub (CSH), a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers, Inc., to support the launch of the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans. This program will create new opportunities for individuals and community groups across the country to directly support Afghans who have been relocated to the United States under Operation Allies Welcome. The program will enable groups of individuals to form sponsor circles to provide initial resettlement assistance to Afghans as they arrive and build new lives in local communities across the country.

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Danielle Grigsby
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