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DREAM... ROOM ADDITIONS, KITCHEN AND BATH REMODELS, PORCHES, PATIOS, MASTER SUITES, CUSTOM HOMES, FULL RENOVATIONS DESIGN... WE LISTEN, ASSIST AND DEVELOP OUR CLIENT’S CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS WHILE GIVING CONSIDERATION TO AESTHETICS, FUNCTION, BUDGET AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT. TURNKEY FOR DESIGN AND BUILD DOCUMENT... DRAWINGS BY A LICENSED ARCHITECT, SPECIFICATIONS, CONTRACT, PERMITS, GUARANTEED PRICE, SCHEDULE DELIVER... GOOD DESIGN AND QUALITY WORKMANSHIP = HAPPY CLIENTS! CONTACT US TO DISCUSS YOUR PROJECT PHONE: 602-576-9366 E-MAIL: info@masterbuildhomes.com LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED 60 YRS. OF HOMEBUILDING EXPERIENCE ROC284511, ARCHITECT REG. 61310 Page 23 March 2016 By Mallory Gleich Fifteen years ago, Carolyn Manning’s brother-in-law was killed in the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. In the aftermath, Carolyn saw a news story about a refugee family in Phoenix who believed that the fear they thought they had left in their home country had followed them to the United States. She decided then and there that this family needed assistan, and she was ready to help them. Carolyn started collecting donations from her neighbors and local families, and the Welcome to America Project was established. With the help of her husband, neighbors, family and friends, Carolyn created a “nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a warm welcome to our refugee neighbors and creating bridges of cultural understanding.” Refugees are people who are forced to leave their home country. They go through an extensive vetting process and then it’s determined which country the refugees will go to. Sent to different countries all over the world, sometimes they arrive in America. Sometimes, they come to Phoenix. Once the refugees come to Phoenix, they are referred to a resettlement agency such as the International Rescue Committee. The resettlement agency refers these families and individuals to the Welcome to America Project. WTAP seeks to make life a little easier for refugees when they first arrive in Phoenix. Since these immigrants are given the bare minimum, WTAP provides them with things they need, such as toiletries, clothing, cooking utensils and more. “We typically visit three families a week. We get the call [from the agency] and volunteers will go out, meet the families and see what they need,” said Francesca Thomas, who sits on the board of directors. Those volunteers then pass on a list to another group of volunteers, who will then gather what the family or individual requested and present it to them. “In 2014, WTAP served over 570 refugees and delivered more than $155,000 worth of donated items to our refugee neighbors,” Thomas said. The WTAP also has three other programs in effect to help refugees get settled in their new surroundings. They operate a mobile clothing closet, where people can come and shop for gently used clothing items. During the holidays, WTAP holds an Adopt-A- Family event where volunteers can meet a family and bring them food and other necessities. The newest program is the Culinary Journey, where refugees become chefs for a night and cook food from their homelands to share with a group of people. One of the hardest setbacks for refugees in Phoenix is transportation, Thomas said. Since most of the refugees don’t have cars or licenses, it’s a grueling process for them to get to and from their places of employment. With that in mind, the Welcome to America Project is asking the community to donate their unused bicycles so that refugees have a way to get to work. Sometimes buses are not an option, so having a bicycle could make all the difference. “I conducted three home visits in which all three of the families were in desperate need of bikes to secure employment,” Thomas said. “In two families, the fathers had been offered jobs but they were for third and fourth shifts when public transportation is not reliable. Bikes are the difference between keeping a job and unemployment.” If you’d like to donate your bike, you can bring it to the WTAP warehouse at 2420 W. First Street in Tempe. You can also request a pick up online. For more information about the Welcome to America Project, visit wtap.org.          !