New Beginnings/Tapestry

New Beginnings/Tapestry is a refugee-sponsoring committee organized by members of Tapestry Unitarian Universalist Church in collaboration with Church of the Foothills – Santa Ana, First Christian Church of Orange, and Irvine United Congregational Church.

Families are referred to us by resettlement agencies and other non-profit organizations and personnel involved in Afghan refugee assistance. Our volunteers support and accompany Afghan refugees in Orange County who need affordable housing, health care, education, transportation and employment.

The UU 8th principle speaks of journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse, multicultural Beloved Community by actions that dismantle racism and other oppressions.

New Beginnings/Tapestry believes the 8th principle is very much in line with its goal to build trust and lead sponsored Afghan refugee individuals and families toward sustainable patterns of life and work, and we wholeheartedly support its implementation in our congregation.

New Beginnings

New Beginnings is a group of volunteers from Tapestry and three other Orange County churches whose goal is to welcome refugee families from Afghanistan and help them adjust to life in America. We do this by addressing their needs for residency status, housing, food, transportation, healthcare, employment…and friendship. You can pick from a variety of tasks and needs from taking someone to go shopping for groceries or to a doctor appointment to more involved tasks like apartment hunting, applying for a job or just navigating life in Orange County.

If you’d like to find out more, contact Bev Huff at bevhuff@cox.net or Scott Westerfield at sdwesterfield@gmail.com for more details.