Fairfax County Resources for Afghani Refugees
(August 2021) From the Program Manager of the Fairfax County Community Impact Unit: Fairfax County is working with nonprofits and faith communities in assisting Afghan refugees who will eventually call the county their home. Afghan refugees have experienced significant trauma, uncertainty and stress during the evacuation process. It is Fairfax County’s priority to ensure that individuals and families who resettle here can access services as quickly as possible so that they can focus on rebuilding their lives and establishing support networks in the community.
You can learn more visiting here: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/topics/afghan-refugee-information-and-resources
Additionally, a list of local and national non-profits who are working to help settle Afghani refugees can be found on this Tysons Interfaith Blog Post: tysonsinterfaith.org/2021/08/24/afghanistan-and-haiti-how-you-can-help/
Overcoming Racism
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
One Fairfax: a joint social and racial equity policy of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Fairfax County Department of Health and Human Services 2019 Needs Assessment Report
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Combatting Bigotry and Systemic Racism
Why We Should Care
Tysons Interfaith Statement on Combatting Bigotry and Systemic Racism
The faith communities of Tysons Interfaith speak with one voice in condemning the bigotry and systemic racism that has led to the death of George Floyd and other People of Color in America. We pray that this time of pain will lead to healing and opportunities for real and sustainable change in the social and legal systems of our nation based on realization, acceptance and utmost respect of the oneness of humanity, regardless of any social, cultural, or other factors. Tysons Interfaith is committed to providing opportunities for spiritual growth and for promoting love, understanding and mutual respect among neighbors – and we are all neighbors.
Statements on Racism provided by Tysons Interfaith partners and by others:
All Dulles Area Muslim Society
Baha’is of Great Falls and McLean
Center for Spiritual Living, Arlington Virginia
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Durga Temple of Northern Virginia
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Fairlington Presbyterian Church
The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America
Interfaith Communities for Dialogue (ICD), Northern Virginia
Jewish American Community of Greater Washington
McLean Islamic Center, McLean Virginia
The Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Prayer for a Violent Nation by Kaitlin Curtice Sojourners
Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church Virginia
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
The World Union for Progressive Judisim
One Voice, One Family, One Sacred Humanity: A Local Virtual Interfaith Service to End Racial Bias
This virtual interfaith service of faith leaders in Fairfax County, VA features faith leaders from 20 religious communities in and around Fairfax County, as well as Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler, Jr. in prayers, meditations and songs for unity and hope to end racial bias and hate. Faith communities represented include Christian (Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Unity, Mormon, United Christian, Non-Denominational), Jewish (Reform, Conservative), Muslim, Unitarian-Universalist, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Meher Baba, Bahá’í , as well as the Mosaic Harmony Choir of Fairfax. Service length 1 hr.