The TBZ Immigration/Refugee Resettlement Action Group works to engage with and support immigration initiatives in the Greater Boston area. Our two main areas of focus include NBARC and Hias Refugee Shabbat:
- TBZ is leading the Newton-Brookline Asylum Resettlement Coalition (NBARC), an inter-faith group of congregants from Boston-area synagogues and churches that helps resettle local asylum seekers and refugees. We have been assisting families from Afghanistan and Haiti, and continue to pursue opportunities to assist immigrants who have recently arrived in the Boston area. Our volunteers focus on activities that include cultural navigation, immigration support, connection to services for English language instruction, school placement, job training skills, child care, heath, and governmental benefits. Two TBZ members serve as co-chairs of the coalition, and many TBZ members serve as volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, we can train you to participate in resettlement work.
- We also help plan and facilitate TBZ’s annual HIAS Refugee Shabbat. Please contact us if you would like to help with planning or programming for the next one in February.
Contact: Jenny Berz and Fiona Epstein (co-chairs) at NBARC@tbzbrookline.org
