Asha's Refuge

There is still time to donate school supplies, a backpack, or funds so we can purchase supplies for newcomer students to be ready for school. Donate here: https://ashasrefuge.kindful.com/ cash to help us or drop off supplies at our office location this week July 16th - July 27th, Tuesdays to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm. Text us at 901-500-9200 for more details.

Congratulation’s to a new mom, our client and now team member of Asha’s Refuge, on her new healthy baby boy Solomon born last week. Mom and baby are doing well and just enjoying time with elder son, big brother as a grateful family. We thank Mrs. Beth pictured here with baby Solomon for spending the night for delivery of baby day and doing all the doctor visits months and months before for Mom and Solomon as their friend and advocate. Your volunteerism has meant the world to our team and our beautiful clients. We couldn’t do this so well without great volunteers like you. Wafaa, one of our interpreter/driver/office helper team members went with me to go visit baby Solomon and his mommy. Precious gift of God. Solomon means “peace”.

Thanks Kena Solutions and interns for your participation and support in our recent World Refugee Day event and belong with all our data projects.

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Thank you to everyone who showed up
and supported us at our World Refugee Day event. We had such great food and wonderful talent from our clients and team. God is so good to us and has helped us to have such a welcoming place of hope together. Our next event will be the Taste of the Nations, Nov. 2nd, at The Hub, 6000 Briarcrest. Mark your calendar! Our newcomer friends are like family. What a blessing we have!

Today is World Refugee Day! It is a day to remember those people who are displaced from war, natural disaster or persecution. It is a day to pray for these families and thank God for keeping your family safe. Our luncheon event is at 11 am downstairs in fellowship room at First Baptist Memphis at 200 East Parkway North, Memphis, TN 38120. Please text us at 901-500-9617 to let us know you will be joining us. Bring a food dish to share if you would like! If you are unable to attend and would like to support our cause, you can donate here:

Asha's Refuge | Kindful We believe everyone has the right to learn basic skills to live an independent and productive life worthy of respect through God's love. We work to connect newcomers with the people eager to serve them in a safe, loving environment free of discrimination.

Come join us for our World Refugee Day luncheon and enjoy international entertainment and food. Let us know you are coming by texting 901-500-9617. See flyer below for more information.

Ladies tea time is today at 11 am! 😀

Thank you, Barnhart Crane for your financial support of $4000 grant funds, helping us raise awareness in staff lunch meetings, and for your volunteer time. We are grateful to have your partnership in welcoming individuals fleeing war, natural disaster, and persecution. We look forward also to possible future job opportunities for our clients that meet job requirements. Thank you, Barnhart Crane team for the local support you give to Asha’s Refuge. welcome newcomers. www.barnhartcrane.com

Thank you, Barnhart Crane for your financial support of $4000 grant funds, helping us raise awareness in staff lunch meetings, and for your volunteer time. We are grateful to have your partnership in welcoming newcomers fleeing war, natural disaster, and persecution. We look forward also to possible future job opportunities for our clients that meet job requirements. Thank you, Barnhart Crane team for the local support you give to Asha’s Refuge welcoming newcomers. www.barnhartcrane.com

It’s that time again! This is our 15th year collecting and giving out school supplies for refugee and asylee students in need. Way to go community for your continued support! 🥳🎒❤️ This year we are in need of about 350 backpacks with school supplies for refugee and asylee students for the 2024/2025 upcoming school year. We can accept empty and filled 2 strap backpacks all colors and all sizes, and supplies already packed in backpacks, or grab items you find on sale and we can collect an assortment of supplies and let the children enjoy packing their own backpack. Here’s a basic supply list. Drop off info below any time Tuesday - Fridays between 9 am - 1 pm, u til July 16th.

Here’s an opportunity to give towards our cause to help refugee newcomers acclimate better into our city. Here’s our giving link, any amount will help: https://ashasrefuge.kindful.com/

A big thank you to our long-standing partner the Christian Community Foundation for your grant of $25,000 from the Hope for Memphis Fund! Through this funding, Asha's Refuge will further engage our community by equipping individuals, groups, and churches to sponsor refugee families as they adjust to life in America. With the success the Foundation's grant enabled last year, we expect this year's funding to continue building bridges between diverse communities through 2024!

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Thank you to the Memphis Bar Foundation for supporting Asha's Refuge through a grant of $2,500! The Bar Foundation's funding bolsters our work with clients with disabilities as we help them with legal, and medical services needed for naturalization. Last week, we were honored to spend an evening with other nonprofits that provide needed legal services to our community and with men and women dedicating their lives to justice.

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Tomorrow May 1 at 11 is time for our monthly ladies tea. Won’t you join us?

Interested in learning more about what we do at Asha’s Refuge? Do you have a group that is looking for a serve opportunity to impact the lives of others? Consider partnering with us to sponsor a refugee/asylee family. Message us at [email protected] to learn more about how you can make this happen.

Ladies, join us for tea at 11 tomorrow, Weds.

Anyone trying to get rid of a van or a used but good 6-8 passenger car? I have a Pastor client that has saved up about $5000 and needs something to help drive his large family and other community members around in at times. We always have clients that need a good starter vehicle even a regular car for fewer people. Please keep our organization/clients in mind.

Here is a unique opportunity to serve newcomer families with us. We work hard with our housing team to set up homes for new arrivals and others in critical situations needing to move. We need a group of truck owners that would be willing to be in a group messaging system that we could share a need for picking up a furniture item and delivering it to the new arrival home we are setting up. If you are available to drive your truck, let us or the donor pack it, then deliver it to our destination and let our team unpack it. This would help us tremendously to have a team of truck owners to partner with us in this way! The need depends on the number of arrivals at any given time but it’s approximately 1-2 times a week that we may need access to a truck. Trailers help also! Some weeks we do not need any truck help, so it doesn’t make sense for the nonprofit to keep a truck and deal with trying to keep it secure in our Memphis area when it’s parked. Usually we are moving sofas, chairs, tables, and on rare occasions, an appliance. We do not usually move other large furniture. Let us know if you have a truck and would be willing to be on our truck serve team. 🛻🛻🛻🛻🛻

Update: We’ve connected to some sewing machines! Thank you!!
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Looking for a sewing machine to help a client build a sewing business. Please let us know if you have a sewing machine in good condition that would help her get started.

Update: Welcome Alexis to our team. We are blessed to have you!
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Our partnership with Bethany Christian Services Resettlement Agency has been a blessing to our team. Our work together has allowed us more opportunities to welcome newcomers better and both grow our team. We are currently looking for a full-time Admin that will schedule appointments and offer support to our Executive Staff. If you or someone you know is interested, please send us your resume. We are looking to fill this position immediately.