Ways to Help Afghans Arriving at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin

Jason Jung

Jason Jung

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Fort McCoy has made a Facebook post on how to help:
There has been a generous outpouring of support from the local community asking for ways to help the vulnerable Afghans being welcomed and temporarily sheltered here at Fort McCoy. While the American Red Cross is aggressively working to meet the immediate needs of our growing population, there are many things the local community can do to help.
  • The American Red Cross (1-800-RED-CROSS) has more than 50 personnel on the ground here at Fort McCoy to provide critical care and help to our Afghan guests. Your financial gifts will help the American Red Cross continue to fund efforts to help the people affected by this crisis: www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/
  • Team Rubicon partnered with the American Red Cross to coordinate local volunteers and donors throughout the Wisconsin community to improve the well-being of our Afghan guests. More information about Team Rubicon and how to volunteer is available at https://teamrubiconusa.org/volunteer/.
  • Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, launched a campaign to provide assistance (https://cclse.org/afghanistan-refugee-assistance/). They are accepting donations at 3710 East Avenue South in La Crosse, and they have a gift registry set up through "https://smile.amazon.com/gp/clpf/ref=smi_se_clpf_rd_clpf" or by searching “AmazonSmile charities lists.” Amazon Smile allows donors to purchase needed items and have them shipped directly.
We will continue to update information on these and other volunteer and donation opportunities as they become available. Again, thank you for your continued efforts as we band together -- military and civilian -- to share the hope of a new start to those in need.
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Direct link to the Amazon charity list: https://smile.amazon.com/hz/charitylist/ls/27MFXYAKRSRG2/

Fort McCoy updated their post:
UPDATED 28 AUG 21: Fort McCoy, Wisconsin - There has been an outpouring of support from the local community asking for ways to help the Afghan refugees being welcomed at Ft McCoy. Team Rubicon, a nonprofit of nearly 150,000 experienced and dedicated military veterans, first responders and civilian volunteers, has joined the team to coordinate local volunteers and donors throughout the community and improve the wellbeing of our Afghan guests. Team Rubicon will create the means to harness volunteers and donors into areas that will make the greatest impact. Anyone interested in supporting Team Rubicon, please email: resettlementsupport@teamrubiconusa.org to learn more about unmet needs.

Fort McCoy has more than a dozen non-governmental organizations combining forces with the Department of State, United States Citizenship and Immigration Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Defense, and the State of Wisconsin. Along with the American Red Cross and Team Rubicon, the International Rescue Committee and United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are members of the Ft McCoy interagency team. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse Wisconsin has also launched a local campaign to provide Afghanistan refuge assistance https://cclse.org/afghanistan-refugee-assistance. They are accepting donations at 3710 East Avenue South in La Crosse and also have a gift registry set up through Amazon Smile and Target where donors can purchase needed items and have them shipped directly to Ft McCoy.

For more information on ways to help, or to make donations please visit these organizations websites at:
Team Rubicon: https://teamrubiconusa.org
American Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/local/wisconsin.html
International Rescue Committee: https://www.rescue.org/
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: https://www.usccb.org/
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse: https://cclse.org/

We will continue to update information on these and other volunteer and donation opportunities as they become available. Again, thank you for your continued efforts as we band together -- military and civilian -- to share the hope of a new start to those in need.
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