As thousands of people exit Afghanistan, nonprofit groups are preparing to help some refugees resettle in Pennsylvania. In Pittsburgh, two groups are focusing on the resettlement of Afghan families with special immigrant visas. They are Jewish Family and Community Services (JFCS) and Acculturation for Justice, Access, and Peace Outreach (AJAPO). Special immigrant visa recipients are Afghan civilians who worked with the U.S. government and military and are eligible for refugee resettlement services. “We will be helping the Afghan SIVs in the same ways that we help other refugee groups,” Ivonne Smith-Tapia, JFCS director of refugee and immigrant services told The Epoch Times. “As part of the resettlement process, each SIV will be met at the airport. We will then bring them to a furnished home and make sure they have clothes, food and basic essentials,” Smith-Tapia said. “In the days following their arrival, we will provide essential, immediate and longer term …
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