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From Baghdad to Baton Rouge |
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Iraqi refugees settling locally among a growing number nationwide
* By SONIA SMITH
* Advocate staff writer
* Published: Apr 19, 2009
Iraqi refugee Majed Abbas walked down the jetway into Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on Dec. 3, the 10th anniversary of his wedding day.
His wife and three young children did not accompany him on the flight from Damascus. They were killed, he said, along with his elderly parents, almost three years earlier when Shiite insurgents burned their Baghdad home. Read more . . . |
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How you can help with the Brandywine Disaster Response |
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 To donate to the Catholic Charities Brandywine Compassion Fund, tell us about available housing or offer other resources, call 225-336-8700 or click here to send an email. Checks can be mailed to Catholic Charities, P. O. Box 1668, Baton Rouge, LA 70821.
Brandywine residents seeking assistance should call 225-336-8700 for an appointment with a case manager.  
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Catholic Charities rallying support for residents of Brandywine |
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April 23, 2009--Baton Rouge, LA—Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge is rallying support throughout Baton Rouge to assist with the mass relocation of Brandywine residents.
Last week, Catholic Charities began working closely with East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council Member Donna Collins-Lewis and other community groups and nonprofits to identify resources and sources of funding to help. |
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