Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Updated December 20, 2021: Minnesota has a long tradition of welcoming people seeking safety. Over the coming months, the state could resettle over 1,000 Afghan people, if the resources come together. A resettlement of this size and scope will be a historic effort in Minnesota. The Afghan resettlement will require a public-private partnership with millions of dollars of investments from federal, state, in-kind, individual and philanthropic sources. Learn about the ways that Minnesota is welcoming Afghan people to Minnesota, including the role for philanthropy to support immediate needs upon arrival by funding temporary hotel stays, community resource coordination and legal services.
- View the latest program progress updates: Update for December 17, 2021 and Update for November 3, 2021
- Learn about the project details by viewing the slide deck and video from the MCF Member Briefing on September 23, 2021.
To learn more and to contribute:
- Philanthropic organizations may participate in funding this effort by reaching out to Susie Brown, MCF President, sbrown@mcf.org.
- Individual donors may contribute via the Operation Allies Welcome in Minnesota webpage.
Thank You to These Funders of Operation Allies Welcome Minnesota
- Bernie and Patricia Beaver Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
- Burdick Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
- Bush Foundation
- EA Klass Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
- Edward & Markell C. Brooks Family Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
- Edward R. Bazinet Charitable Foundation
- F.R. Bigelow Foundation
- Frey Foundation
- GHR Foundation
- Graves Foundation
- Gregory Page and Kathleen Blatz
- Joyce Foundation
- Julie M. and Douglas M. Baker, Jr. Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
- Helen E. and Daniel T. Lindsay Family Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation
- Linda & Mike Fiterman Family Foundation
- Mardag Foundation
- Margaret A. Cargill Fund of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
- Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota
- Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation
- Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
- WCA Foundation
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