City of Bowling Green gives welcome to 350 Afghan refugees

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – According to a social media post by the City of Bowling Green, the city extended a welcome over the weekend to 350 Afghan evacuees who had been resettled in the area since October.

The event featured a resources fair targeting key community information necessary for successful integration, recreational activities for over 150 children and a culturally appropriate meal to welcome our neighbors.

The event was coordinated by the City’s International Communities Liaison Division and in partnership with the Islamic Center of Bowling Green, Kentucky, GO bg Transit, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, The Bowling Green Police Department, Bowling Green Fire Department, Warren County Skills U Adult Education, Community Action of Southern Kentucky, Refuge Bowling Green, Community Partnership for Refugee & Immigrant Families, Fairview Community Health Center, KY STEPs Behavioral Health Services, International Center of Kentucky, BG Parks and Recreation, Taz Trucking, Inc., Living Hope Baptist Church, Richpond Baptist Church, WKU Enactus, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Owensboro, Warren County Public Library, WKU Pre-College Strings Program and dozens of mentors, volunteers and neighbors extending a warm welcome.