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REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Villa Park , Illinois

Cause Description:
Refugee Assistance Programs (RAP) was officially created in December 2007, to empower refugees and assist them with living skills to further their adjustment to life in America and help them be productive members of society. Its inaugural event was a Health Fair for refugees  both children and adult - in the month of December 2007 in collaboration with Webb Foundation and Compassionate Care Network. Its initiatives are open to refugees of all faiths living in Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Carol Stream and Aurora. Refugee Assistnce Programs is an initiative of the Islamic Foundation Mosque and has 501 c 3 status. Tax-deductible receipts are issued for all donations, including funds earmarked for the refugee population. Over a three year period prior to that, the RAP founding members have worked on several projects benefiting the refugee community. These include holiday grocery drives and gift drives twice each year, Iftaar distribution and Holiday gatherings, clothing drives, transportation needs, translation, welcome-kits, new refugee assimilation initiatives, fund-raising to help with rent assistance and other monetary needs and relationship building with other organizations involved in this work. Future initiatives will include ESL, Drivers Ed., Self-Employment through handicrafts, Employment Assistance and other events that will allow refugees to be integrated citizens of America. Checks can be made out to Islamic Foundation Mosque, with Refugee Assistance Programs in the Memo line.

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