In July, REACT DC: ✅ Distributed 1,000 lbs halal meat (169 families) ✅ Welcomed our 1st R&P arrival ✅ Hosted 75 women & 40 kids at REACTwomen ✅ Delivered $12.8K in essentials: diapers, pads, goods Empowerment starts with dignity. 💪 #REACTDC #RefugeeSupport

August impact: Legal clinic support, 560 backpacks at Back to School event, 80 women at REACTwomen, 3,500 diapers & 5,040 pads distributed, stress management workshop with NVFS, and welcomed first Welcome Corps arrivals! #REACTDC #CommunitySupport

🎉 In Sept, we marked 3 years of REACT DC! 👩‍🦱 80 women at REACTwomen 🧷 $5.5K in goods: 6.5K diapers (Greater Gr. DC Diaper Bank) & hygiene kits (Begin Again Foundation) 💼 Taught Intro to Entrepreneurship 🙌 Potomac School joined for Community Action Day #REACTDC #RefugeeSupport

Big October at REACT DC! 🌟 Awarded ONA contract for 4 Afghan programs 👩‍🏫 1st REACTWomen Cohort launched ☕ Chai & Chat started 🧼 5,900 diapers (Gr. DC Diaper Bank), 105 hygiene kits (Begin Again Foundation), $9.3K in donations #RefugeeSupport #WomenEmpowerment #REACTDC

In Nov, REACT DC joined the 2024 Giving Machines launch at Tysons—a kiosk where shoppers donate to nonprofits! 🎁 REACTwomen (80 attendees), Chai & Chat ☕️ (10 women), & distributed 6,600 diapers to 132 kids (Gr. DC Diaper Bank) 🧷 plus hygiene kits to 90 women. #REACTDC #REACTwomen

December at REACT DC: Site visit at Gate Gourmet ✈️, $10K grant from American University Philanthropy Lab 🎉, 43 women graduated Empowerment Cohort 🎓, 6,250 diapers & hygiene products distributed 👶💜, honored Afghan allies 🇦🇫, and more!

In 2024, REACT DC supported 5,020+ people with employment 💼, sponsorship 🤗, women’s empowerment 👩‍👧‍👦, legal aid ⚖️, & resettlement 🏢. 127 jobs secured ✅ | 63 newcomers welcomed 🎉 | 65K+ diapers distributed 🧷 | 921 legal cases served. Together, we empower communities! 🌍✨

We're proud to welcome SIV holders starting new lives in the U.S. 🏡 🔗 Learn more: reactdc.org/resettlement 💖 Support essentials & security: donorbox.org/general-suppor… #RefugeesWelcome #SIV #REACTDC

Our 4th Women’s Empowerment Cohort is underway! 💪 236 refugee women have already graduated from this 12-week program, gaining ESL, digital literacy, and sewing skills to build brighter futures in Northern VA. 🧵💻 #REACTDC #WomensEmpowerment #RefugeeWomen

Our VRSAP team took refugee students & SYEP interns on a DC trip—Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial & Reflecting Pool! 🇺🇸 VRSAP helps refugee youth thrive in VA schools. SYEP builds skills & career confidence. 💼💪 #REACTDC #VRSAP #SYEP #RefugeeYouth

💰 REACT DC hosted a Financial Literacy Workshop for refugee youth, led by our MYVA and VRSAP teams! Students learned budgeting, saving, and smart spending skills to help build a strong financial future. #REACTDC #FinancialLiteracy #RefugeeYouth #MYVA #VRSAP

Our MYVA & VRSAP teams led a “Focus on Health” workshop for refugee youth—covering nutrition, exercise, sleep, hygiene, screen time, vaccines & school attendance. Empowering healthy habits for a stronger future! 💪📚🥦 #REACTDC #HealthyHabits #RefugeeYouth

Our refugee youth got their first library cards during a REACT DC workshop! They learned to use library resources like books, study spaces, and tech—opening doors to lifelong learning and community connection. 📚✨ #REACTDC #LibraryOrientation #YouthEmpowerment

Resettlement is a public-private effort & we rely on donations to support SIV families through housing, jobs & more. Help us welcome them with dignity. Donate: donorbox.org/general-suppor… #SupportSIVs #REACTDC

REACT DC is still welcoming SIVs—Afghans who served alongside U.S. forces. We support them from day 1 through long-term resettlement & integration. Help us continue this vital work: reactdc.com/donate 💙 #SIV #RefugeesWelcome #REACTDC #DonateNow

🌍🎒 Happy #InternationalYouthDay! REACT DC supports refugee youth with our summer Back to School Celebration & Backpack Drive, plus mentoring & academic programs like MYVA and VRSAP. Empowering futures every day! #RefugeeYouth #YouthEmpowerment #REACTDC

Over the past year, REACT DC and the Greater DC Diaper Bank have provided diapers 🧷🍼 to families in need. Many volunteers—youth and adults 🙌—help pack and prepare, making a real difference! 💙 #CommunitySupport #Volunteers #REACTDC

Meet our Office of New Americans (ONA) team at REACT DC! 💼💙 With ASA funding, we support Afghan newcomers through: 🔹 RSSEP – Jobs & career pathways 🔹 VRSAP – School success for youth 🔹 ASA-MYVA – Mentorship for ages 15–24 🔹 Legal – Free immigration support

🚇 At REACT DC, we’re solving transportation barriers through community partnerships! ✅ Metro training for male & female ONA clients 👠 Women’s trip to a job event w/ Suited For Change 🚴‍♀️ $5 Capital Bikeshare memberships for clients on public benefits

🌟 Refugee youth are thriving at REACT DC! 82 in VRSAP, 16 in literacy (1,200+ hrs, 83% attendance) 10 field trips, 3 workshops 5 new MYVA mentees, 3 matches 2 in WIOA, 6 in summer jobs Across 5 school districts, w/ amazing partners 💪 #YouthEmpowerment