Ukrainians In US Mobilize To Help Incoming Refugees

The Associated Press reports:

As the United States prepares to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees following Russia’s invasion of their country, existing communities in cities like Sacramento and Seattle are already mobilizing to provide food, shelter and support to those fleeing the war.

“No refugee is waiting for you to be ready for them,” said Eduard Kislyanka, senior pastor at the House of Bread church near Sacramento, which has been sending teams of people to Poland and preparing dozens of its member families to house people arriving in California.

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Per the New York Times, around 150,000 Ukrainians presently live in NYC, with large communities existing in the East Village and Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.

Ukrainians already living in the United States are working through formal and informal networks to provide housing, food and a sense of community to as many as 100,000 refugees expected to arrive in the country. https://t.co/E1uy5hLXt1

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 31, 2022