New Start Ministry Plans 'Race Against Time' To Raise $10,000

Press release from New Start Ministry CT:

Oct. 28, 2021

New Start Ministry CT (NSM CT) is pleased to announce that online registration is now open for our First Virtual Run/Walk/Nap - Race Against Time to raise $10K. Our need is urgent as we plan on receiving a refugee family in November. This event isn't about exercise, but raising awareness about refugee resettlement, and generating support! We are inviting individuals, families, organizations, faith communities, and local businesses to form or join a New Start 10k Team that will run, walk, or even nap - no less than 0.0K - and share their experience by posting or sending photos to our social media pages and website.

All proceeds go to help families seeking refuge and get a NEW START in CT. For details and to register, visit: NewStartMinistryCT.org/NewStart10k .

“We started NSM CT in 2016 because we believe that when refugees are co-sponsored in conjunction with IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services) they have a greater chance of becoming self-reliant more quickly, which is mutually beneficial to the family and the community,” (Susan Suhr, Founder of NSM CT.) Our role as a co-sponsor is to secure affordable housing, collect furniture and household items, assist in accessing public benefits, enroll children in school, acclimate the family to their community and public transportation, facilitate job searches and provide ESL tutoring. We typically sponsor a family for 6-12 months. Donations are tax-deductible and can also be made online on our website: newstartministryct.org.

SM CT is an interfaith, non-profit organization based in Woodbury that works to help refugees resettle in Connecticut by co sponsoring families and individuals. NSM CT works to mobilize the community and create opportunities for refugees fleeing war, terror and persecution. We provide basic resources to help them build new lives and work toward self-sufficiency.

Looking for a speaker to educate your congregation, organization, or company about the global refugee crisis, the fluid situation for refugees that have fled Afghanistan, and how local community groups are mobilizing to aid in the resettlement? Look no further!

Check out our website for details on the resettlement process and send us an email. We’d be happy to speak to your group!

This press release was produced by New Start Ministry CT. The views expressed here are the author's own.