Two Weeks in Numbers (as of August 8th, 2024)
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New Families Connected
Youth Mentored
Families served are rebuilding their lives in: Anaheim, Buena Park, El Cajon, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Lake Forest, Long Beach, Ontario, Orange, Tustin, Rancho Cucamonga, Reseda, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Westminster, Yorba Linda.
2024 January to Present
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Donated Items Dispatched
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Youth Mentoring Moments
Your Impact in Stories
Maryam’s Quest
It has been over a month since the night that changed Maryam*’s life as she knew it. It started out like any other night. But in the late hours of May 8th, she found herself in an ambulance with a broken nose and two black eyes. A lot has happened since that fateful night. She was waiting in the...
Care Team Testimony: A Story of Obedience & Prayer
When Mira followed the Spirit's nudge and responded to VOR's call for Care Team partnerships, it was a simple act of obedience to God. Little did she know that, fast forward 3 months, a property two doors down from where she lived would become available to house an Afghan family of 9 (!!) and God...
Friendship Story: Amanda & Soraya
When the crisis in Afghanistan broke out in August 2021, there was an outpouring of concern and support from the Christian community. "How can we help?" - this question echoed daily in phone calls, email inboxes, and certainly, our hearts and minds, as a local nonprofit called to mobilize the...
Friendship Story: Anna & Lalah
Describe a little about yourself and the friend you made through volunteering at VOR. My name is Anna, I am one of the ESL teachers with VOR. I grew up in the LA area, and was led to pursue cross-cultural missions and ministry while studying at Biola University. Lalah (pseudonym, meaning tulip in...
What is happening with the Afghan Refugees?
Since November 2021, refugee families have been coming to SoCal in larger numbers, with the majority being families who fled Afghanistan in August. All have waited for months in makeshift refugee camps as they were vetted and assigned to a resettlement agency (paid by the US government to settle...