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Newtown Group Helps Family Settle in Connecticut After Escaping War-Torn Congo: Report
The family escaped their war-torn home over 16 years ago, and have started a new life.
NEWTOWN, CT — A local group has helped a family who has been on the run for years after escaping their war-torn home find a new life in Connecticut, reports the Daily Voice.
With the help of the Newtown Interfaith partnership for Refugee Resettlement (IPPR), a family of six who chose to remain anonymous have found a new home in Danbury. IPPR's congregants helped bring the family stateside in November, and partnered with a similar New Haven-based group to co-sponsor the family.
The volunteers have helped the family find an apartment, take language classes and get healthcare. The father of the family now has a job in Brookfield, and the children are enrolled in area schools.
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The father and mother of the family had been on the run for over 16 years, escaping the Congo to a refugee camp in Tanzania.
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