BCICRR
Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement
A New School Year
It is hard to believe summer has come to a close! The children headed back to school for a brand new year! Everyone is growing up fast. Ashkan was off to pre-K and Kia headed off to Kindergarten.
The Osmanzai children were also heading back to school. When asked about the first day, Nooranshah reported: "In the year 2024, when Abubaker was going by bus to school for the first time, Sediq was also prepared to go to school, but Sediq couldn't get on the bus. At that time, Sediq was very upset and returned home. In the year 2026, he was finally able to go to school on the bus with his brother and sister." It was a great day for Sediq, who began kindergarten, Abubaker, who began second grade, and their big sister Khurshid who began fifth grade.
The progress the children are making in school does not happen without your help. A huge thank you to the BCICRR community who provide not only the transportation and the tutoring, but a whole lot of LOVE.
Faith Reflection
“Believe today in all the good you have done, in all the good you have been, in all the good you are each and every day you wake to do what God has called you to do.
Believe in your vocation and your vision.
Let the simple goodness within you transcend all doubt and transform all frailty.
You are not called to be perfect, but to be true in heart and deed. Believe in yourself.
You have touched the lives of many and left your mark of hope for all the world to see. Believe in the good you are and be the good you believe.”
- Steven Charleston
Our interfaith community grounds our work in the teachings of our diverse traditions. Each meeting of BCICRR begins with a reading or reflection from a member of the community. We share one of them here.
WHO WE ARE
Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement (BCICRR) was founded in 2016 as an all-volunteer group working together to support two Syrian families.
In 2022, the organization began sponsoring an Afghan family of six as they resettled in Bucks County. Another Afghan family arrived in March 2025. The BCICRR coalition is made up of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others who have come together to provide friendship, practical assistance, and financial support for these families. Along the way we have become an extended family, supporting and learning from one another.
