by Becky Wennlund, Event Team Leader Open Doors for Refugees seeks female volunteers to walk once a week with an amazing newcomer woman (and possibly her kids) for three consecutive months: January, February, and March 2021.Walks start the week of January 4th! There are many benefits: Make new friends; your walking partner and possibly all of...
Last week, for the first time in six months and with the help of volunteers from Jewish Social Services, we set up an apartment (our 41st) for a family of new arrivals. The family is from Afghanistan and consists of two parents with four sons. While there are plenty of two-bedroom apartments in Madison, it’s really...
We’re proud to announce a new web design for opendoorsforrefugees.org. This has been a long-time coming. Not only has the design of the site changed, but so has the content – take a look! Meet Ahmad and Hanan. Learn about Aziz and Safia. Learn more about the teams that make up Open Doors. See what...
Thank you notes from the community:The following thank you notes were received recently in response to the Emergency Funds wedistributed. Most were written or dictated in Arabic and translated by someone in the community. Weare touched! Thank you for your efforts and standing by our side, may God bless you and put it in the...
Introductory Meetings have been put on hold until it is safe to gather again. These meetings otherwise happen every third Wednesday of every other month. We will put out notifications when they resume. Until then, if you would like to introduce yourself, or have questions you would like to bring up, please do not hesitate...
