America Pack provides needed essentials to fill a bare apartment and welcome an arriving refuge family to their new life. After refugee families have arrived, they must begin the difficult process of learning a new way of life. Refugees can often find material needs, but one of the most difficult losses to fill are friends. The New Neighbor Program offers volunteers the opportunity to work one on one with refugees. New neighbor volunteers help with learning American customs, basic English and most importantly, a friend to talk with and who will listen.
Exodus provides support to the volunteer through training and ongoing communication.
New Neighbor Citizenship Program Having settled into their new lives, refugees face their next major step after five years in the US - applying for citizenship. New Neighbor Citizenship volunteers work with refugees who are studying for the exams. Volunteers combine personal experience with Exodus training to help refugees with written and oral English and American history. Through the Exodus Advocacy Network , volunteers use their status as established members of society to help reduce the challenges efugees face as they begin their new lives in America.