International Friendsgiving: A Culturally Diverse Feast To-Go

245 Division Street,Harrisburg PA 17110

26 November, 2022

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To celebrate our new neighbors and generate financial support for CWS Harrisburg, we are planning an International Friendsgiving To-Go Feast on Saturday, November 26. Our resettled neighbors will prepare a feast of delectable ethnic foods representing Syria, Afghanistan, Congo, Guatemala, and Ukraine. The food-to-go boxes will be sold as a fundraiser to provide supplemental income for our newcomers and help CWS Harrisburg live out its mission of transforming communities by welcoming and supporting refugees and immigrants. The event will offer a culturally diverse experience for our community to gather friends and family, learn more about being a welcoming community, and enjoy delicious food. The goal of the fundraiser is to provide an outlet for our new neighbors to share their culinary skills, culture, and home country dishes with the greater-Harrisburg area. Thank you to our sponsors!Church World Service (CWS) is a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement, and disaster. To help live out this mission, CWS recently opened a new office in Harrisburg to welcome and support refugee and immigrant neighbors in the greater-Harrisburg area. Through partnerships with faith groups, organizations, and individuals, CWS Harrisburg offers various services to refugees, immigrants, asylum-seekers, and other uprooted people seeking safety and the opportunity to rebuild their lives. More specifically, since opening in March 2022, CWS Harrisburg has welcomed and supported: 36 Afghan Humanitarian Paroles through the Afghan Placement and Assistance Program (APA) 90 refugees through the Reception and Placement (R&P) program from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Venezuela, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and MyanmarFor the federal fiscal year 2023, (October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023), CWS Harrisburg is approved to: Receive 110 refugees from around the world Support an estimated 75 Ukrainian Humanitarian Paroles throughout our local communitiesThe event will also coincide with Giving Tuesday, November 29, 2022 to raise additional awareness and support for refugee resettlement in the greater-Harrisburg area. Please visit our website to learn more about us and how you can get involved!