Mission
The Welcome to America Project (WTAP), furnishes the apartments
of refugees newly resettled by the UN to Phoenix, Arizona from war-torn and oppressed countries worldwide. This mostly
volunteer organization collects high quality furniture and household items from donors throughout the Phoenix area,
and delivers them free of charge, on Saturdays all year long, to refugee families arriving from Somalia, Sudan,
Iraq, Burma, Bhutan, Cuba, Afghanistan, and many other countries in conflict.
WTAP constantly strives to:
- Furnish the bare apartments of newly-arrived refugees with high quality home furnishing.
- Build bridges of neighborly understanding between the local
community and newly arrived refugees.
Achievements
Since November of 2001, WTAP has:
- Delivered to over 1000 refugee families.
- Raised over $1,000,000 in in-kind donations.
- Logged tens of thousands of volunteer hours.
