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Interfaith Partnership for refugee resettlement
Newtown, CT​

About Interfaith Partnership for Refugee Resettlement

We are people of many faith communities who have joined together to resettle a refugee family in the Newtown, CT area. Working with IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services), we are committed to welcoming a family, getting them settled into a home, enrolling them in school, and helping them to find employment as they start their new life in Connecticut.

Partner faith communities

Al Hedaya Islamic Center
115 Mt. Pleasant Road
Newtown, CT 06470
www.hedayacenter.org

Bahá'í Community
PO Box 103
Newtown, CT 06470
​mdeselin@gmail.com
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
16 Saw Mill Road
Newtown, CT 06470

Newtown Congregational Church
14 West Street
Newtown, CT 06470
www.newtownctchurch.org

Trinity Episcopal Church
36 Main Street
Newtown, CT 06470
www.trinitynewtownct.org

Danbury News-Times: Group forms to welcome refugees

by Mackenzie Rigg and Rob Ryser on August 31, 2016
NEWTOWN - The Syrian refugee crisis has sharply divided politicians, but it is having an opposite effect for some greater Danburians, who are coming together to make new lives in America a reality for immigrants.
Residents who might not ordinarily mingle are finding they have common ground when it comes to building a support network for families fleeing the Syrian Civil War - a conflict that has produced what some observers say is the largest refugee crisis since World War II.
“We look around our dinner table and ask how we would feel if we were among of those millions of refugees,” says Rick Chamiec-Case of Newtown, the leader of a group that plans to provide everything a refugee family needs to start a new life in greater Danbury. “It doesn’t seem right to say that the problem is too big for us to fix, so we are trying to help in whatever small way we can.”
In Newtown, Jews, Muslims, Christians and members of other faith communities have formed The Interfaith Partnership for Refugee Settlement (continue reading).

Make a Donation

Donate money: Your donation will help cover expenses to get the family settled. This includes things like a security deposit and a couple months rent on an apartment or house, furnishings, supplies, clothing, phone service, and groceries. 100% of donations go towards the needs of the family.
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​To make a donation by check, please make it out to Trinity Episcopal Church and put Refugee Resettlement in the memo line.
Mail to Trinity Episcopal Church,36 Main Street,Newtown, CT 06470
Donate goods and materials: The family will need many household and personal items. See what they need and sign up through: SignUpGenius.
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​Volunteer Opportunities

We encourage people from throughout the greater Danbury area to help us welcome and settle the refugee family.

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