Asha’s Refuge has been working with several new Syrian families. Very quickly the children and adults are close to our heart. Here is the reality: One preschool boy cries every time he hears a loud noise such as a door shut too hard thinking it is another bomb going off. (It would break your heart to see him and his older brothers try and comfort him). The fighting in Syria caused a 12 and 14 year old boy to have no other choice but stop school at 3rd grade and try to secretly sell chickens in the streets to help support their family. The 18 and 20 year old children have been in America a month were immediately put to work on an assembly line with no English, little cultural understanding and no education. It is hard, but a job will help them to support their family and is good that they have a job. These young adults are begging for an education and English but one returns home from work at 5pm and one at 7pm whenever the work bus can bring them home each night. This is America to them. The children have not been registered in American schools yet, so we are working on that. Meanwhile, we have taken them shopping for school supplies and at least one uniform and pair of shoes for each child. They have understandably requested no photos. Want to help?! Donate to Asha’s Refuge today. Go to home page of this website at ashasrefuge.org and click the “heart” donate button. Schedule to donate monthly to allow us the freedom to help those clients in need.  Asha’s Refuge Credits Photo to: MUHAMMED MUHEISEN, FILE; ISTOCK