🌟Refugee Family Update 🌟
February 14, 2026: Ehsan and Laila’s family of seven moved into Fremont in November 2025 and IRC provided basic needs to them at the time. A call came to us asking for a vacuum, so we visited the family to see if there was anything else they might need. We were able to give them more bedding and ordered a bed for Ehsan and Laila, and some kitchen appliances they did not have. Thanks to several parishioners, we were also able to provide warm winter jackets for all of them. Thanks to your continued donations, our storage shed is now well stocked with bedding. At this time, however, we are in need of towels and face cloths, floor and table lamps, pressure cookers, blenders, irons, and hand mixers. For more information, please contact Don Kaefer: 510-427-3007 or donaldkaefer@gmail.com

To help these families with expenses, please make monetary donations payable to St. Joseph Parish with a memo to “The Refugee Committee”. If you would like to join the parish Refugee Resettlement Team, please contact Monica Trott at monicatrott@yahoo.com.

If you would like to learn more about the Refugee Resettlement Ministry, please Click Here.