Ruth's Refuge is an organization which collects donations of home goods to help furnish new apartments for asylum seekers. Hannah Kliger has more on how the nonprofit is making a difference.
," said Kathy Fennelly, a volunteer and retired professor of public policy."The agency often finds them a place to live, but it's often unfurnished and the clients often spend a long time living in shelters before they can move in."
Del Carmen Arraiz, an asylum seeker from Venezuela, recently got a delivery to her apartment in the Bronx. In an interview translated from Spanish, she told CBS New York,"Now ... I have a place to to cook, I have a place to sleep. And in the terrible heat of the New York summer, I have air conditioning. The way this has made me feel is priceless."
The idea came in 2016 when volunteers at a local synagogue became involved in helping recent refugees. In 2019, the organization became a nonprofit, named after the biblical Book of Ruth.Last year, leaders say they furnished more than 100 apartments citywide, and hundreds more since the organization was founded.
Ruth's Refuge is always looking for new or slightly used household essentuals. You can get more information
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