Who We Are
Inspired by our faith, Judea’s Refugee Resettlement & Immigrant Justice team works to welcome newcomers seeking safety and refuge. We are a lay-led subcommittee of the Social Action Committee and invite you to join us in welcoming the stranger and helping newcomers build a foundation to be successful members of our community.
As part of our covenant with the world, we stand and act in solidarity with other houses of faith to protect and defend our immigrant and refugee siblings.
Our Work
Our community actively welcomes refugees and other newcomers in many ways.
- Grocery Squad volunteers shop and stock refrigerators and pantries of newly arriving refugees (expenses are reimbursed).
- Resettlement Teams welcome and sponsor
newcomers for a six-month period through a partnership with HIAS – finding and furnishing housing; assisting with enrollment in benefits and schools; preparing for and finding employment; offering language practice companionship, social, and emotional support. Since 2021, we have welcomed and resettled four Afghan families, a Ukrainian family, and a Haitian family. -
CARE Groups assist established refugee family in closing the economic gap by providing social and financial support toward their education and employment goals.
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We advocate for welcoming policies with our federal legislators and work with national faith and secular partners to lift the voices of those who cannot.
- We worship and learn from the teachings of the Torah and work for Tikkun Olam. We observe the annual Refugee Shabbat with HIAS and are a URJ Brit Olam Congregation.
We do all this work in partnership and solidarity with the organizations below as well as with other faith communities.
Refugee Resettlement & Immigrant Justice Fund
Our Refugee Resettlement & Immigrant Justice Fund makes direct and immediate financial support for activities surrounding Refugee Resettlement and Immigrant Justice. In addition to supporting the resettlement of refugees, we make donations to a variety of our partners and the Immigrant Solidarity Fund to aid undocumented and mixed status families facing financial hardship due to ICE detention or deportation, emergency, or natural disasters.
