TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A local nonprofit is asking for the community’s help in welcoming 800 Afghan refugees to Tulsa in the next coming weeks. As the sole refugee resettlement agency for Oklahoma, the Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma has been asked to take in refugees by the US State Department. Made up...
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is getting ready for the arrival of 800 Afghan refugees in Tulsa.
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is getting ready for the arrival of 800 Afghan refugees in Tulsa.
Eight hundred Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in Tulsa in the next three to four months, with more possible in the future, an official with Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma said Wednesday.
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma has received word that as many as eight hundred refugees from Afghanistan will likely arrive in Tulsa in the coming weeks.
Catholic Charities, as the sole refugee resettlement agency for Oklahoma, has been asked by the US State Department to receive 800 Afghan citizens to the Tulsa Area. Made up of approximately 200 families, these refugees have been rescued from the difficult situation that has unfolded at the Kabul airport. The...
CCEOK’s Emergency Assistance Manager Peter Chacon and Director of Public Relations Debbie Crowley explained that CCEOK is committed to providing assistance to anyone in need.
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is preparing to possibly host families from Afghanistan in Tulsa. The organization filled out a capacity survey letting the state department know they were prepared to provide a place to live for 50 to 100 Afghan families.
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is preparing to possibly host families from Afghanistan in Tulsa. The organization filled out a capacity survey letting the state department know they were prepared to provide a place to live for 50 to 100 Afghan families.
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma (CCEOK) has begun a new disaster preparedness program that will eventually be available to all parishes in the diocese. Funded by a three-year $75,000 grant from the Cargill Foundation through Catholic Charities U.S.A., the program aims to help local communities and individuals prepare for and...
