might hear sometimes, i think what we hear overwhelmingly both in lancaster, we ve seen data nationally that sees a majority support for welcoming new neighbors from afghanistan. and i think those are the words we can remember. that s the american spirit. and we thank you for your generosity of spirit. rachel, thank you so much. thanks for having me. all right. we do have a lot going on this morning. just ahead, breaking developments on the situation on the ground in kabul right now. some new numbers. our special coverage continues next. life is full of surprises when you least expect it. (woman laughs) and open. what happened to all your things? i know you needed a place to study, so. and other times, it pays off knowing what to expect. at university of phoenix, you can count on fixed, affordable tuition from the moment you enroll to the day you graduate from your program. learn more about our tuition guarantee at phoenix.edu
united states. a group in pennsylvania called church world service lancaster is sending volunteers to fort lee in virginia to help welcome and process them. rachel helwig, coordinator for the church, joins me now. thank you for joining us and the work you re doing. what s the biggest challenge in re-settling these refugees coming in from afghanistan? sure. thanks for having me and welcome to my dining room. i think one of the biggest challenges in resettlement as a whole is finding and locating and acquiring safe and affordable housing pretty quickly for incoming families. we re really lucky here in lancaster that we have such a long history of resettlement and have such a profound welcoming community that we re able to here locally tap into networks really quickly and to engage
As chaos continues at the Kabul airport and thousands try to flee Afghanistan, Central Pa. organizations are preparing to help resettle some of the refugees.
“DHS does not have decision-making authority on who or how many refugees will be resettled in PA" - Department of Human Services communications director.