World Refugee Week of Action 2024

Join HNB for our 2024 World Refugee Week of Action - welcoming refugees and celebrating five years of HNB

Click on the actions below for additional details and sign ups!

June 15th

Share about HNB's World Refugee Week of Action via social media, emails and listservs.

June 16th

GIVE

Give gently-used home goods at key drop off locations in the DMV.

We especially need pots and pans, twin sheets and comforters, towels, rugs, side tables and coffee tables. Please bring them by HNB's Warehouse: 3610 East Street Landover, MD 20785 or at our DROP OFF LOCATIONS through the DMV (the list will be posted by June 10th!).

June 17th

DONATE

Donate money to support HNB’s work making homes for refugees for another five more years

Out goal is to raise $50,000! DONATE ONLINE today.

June 18th

SPONSOR

Via a 1-hour zoom session at 7:30pm , learn about how you can sponsor refugee family in Afghanistan or Latin America - a stranger or someone you know - and bring them to the U.S. through the Welcome Corps program.

Panelist include representatives from Welcome.US and ReactDC, a private sponsorship organizations. Please REGISTER HERE in advance.

June 19th

EMPOWER

Empower our refugee artisans and buy their handmade items at www.newneighbordesigns.com

For the whole day, 20% off the store - sitewide!

June 20th: WORLD REFUGEE DAY!!

VOLUNTEER

Volunteer from 10-2pm to set up an apartments OR sort and pack donations at the warehouse.

Whether its your first time or 50th time, sign up to volunteer both places via our Sign Up Links.

June 21st

LEARN

Join a Zoom info session from 12pm to 1pm to learn about the overall picture of refugee resettlement - from their home country to their new home.

The panel of experts includes Anne Greene, Resettlement Officer, UNHCR; and Lawrence Bartlett, former Director of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. State Dept. Please REGISTER HERE in advance.