Next Sunday, November 19th, we will be hosting an informational meeting about Canopy NWA and how we as a church hope to partner in the good work that they are doing here in Northwest Arkansas. 

Canopy’s mission is to create a community where refugees are welcomed and equipped with all they need to build new lives. We hope to support and partner with Canopy in three distinct ways: 

Donations

• We can donate furniture, as this is an almost constant need.

• We can donate Welcome Kits–which contain everything needed to make a house a home, from bed sheets to cleaning supplies to pots and pans, etc. (Details on kits are on their website.)

Volunteering

• Cooking a culturally appropriate meal for an incoming family

• Buying three days of groceries for an incoming family

• Taking someone grocery shopping or to an appointment

• Moving: Canopy needs teams with vehicles who can move furniture from their office to a family's new home.

Co-Sponsorship

• This would look like for one (or more) groups of at least 6 people from our congregation who will make a 6 month commitment to be the "first friends" to an incoming family. 

We will be covering more details and logistics about the above partnership opportunities at the info meeting on the 19th. In the meantime, if you are curious about Canopy, and the incredible work they are doing among refugee communities in NWA you can visit their website: www.canopynwa.org