Afghanistan

A West Michigan refugee center has been awarded $50,000 additional funds to welcome Afghan neighbors in the area.When news broke that thousands of Afghan refugees would be welcomed into the US, following the Taliban’s takeover, refugee centers across the nation stepped up.

Social service agencies and the Lansing School District are working together to help resettle refugees from Afghanistan.

West Michigan U.S. Congressman Bill Huizenga says his office is receiving calls to assist constituents trapped in Afghanistan.