"The New Colossus"

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"The New Colossus"

 

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame

With conquering limbs astride from land to land;

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command

The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame,

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she

With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

                                                --Emma Lazarus

 

“A ministry dedicated to helping refugees and asylees rebuild their lives in a safe land.”

 

 

 

 

There are other ways to help us.  New arrivals need several months of maintenance support while they learn English, get medical screenings and treatment, are oriented to American culture and get jobs.  They also need basic furnishings for their living quarters. You can donate cash of any amount or household furnishings that are clean and in good condition.  Also needed are cars, bikes, computers, scanners, printers, telephones, TV's, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, washers and dryers.  See our complete list of donations.  When you donate cash or goods to Interfaith Refugee Ministry, the donation may be tax deductible as allowed by law.  Interfaith Refugee Ministry, as part of the Diocese of East Carolina, is tax exempt under section 501© (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

It takes a community to resettle refugees.  It takes your participation.