Rule 20

08/19/2025

Mayar is thriving and he has been reunited with his immediate family in Illinois. It will still be a long road ahead to reunite with his parents and siblings, but he is adjusting well to his new life. The conditions are not yet safe enough to show pictures of his family or his life in the Midwest, but I can say that the American Dream is alive and well within his home!

08/15/2025

Many former SMW advisors have reconnected with their former students. Today we profile Sean B who ran into a former Afghan pilot while flying for his airline. This chance encounter led to a fulfilling mentorship and enabled other former USAF active duty and vets to get involved through a GoFundMe campaign.

08/08/2025

📣 Support SIV Families Rebuilding Their Lives

Resettlement is a public-private partnership—while the government provides a framework, it's your support that fills the gaps.

At REACT DC, we walk alongside Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) families from arrival through long-term integration—but we can't do it without you. 💛

Your donation helps us provide housing, job support, and essential wraparound services. Every dollar makes a difference.

🔗 Donate today: https://donorbox.org/general-support-contribution

08/05/2025

The pieces of legislation highlighted in the post below are just beginning to wind their way through the process and will likely help SMW allies and their families. To qualify, the SMW Afghans have had to complete a rigorous vetting process that took many months to complete. Some are still in the process of safely leaving Afghanistan. Family reunifications have been partial for some. Others may take longer. No One Left Behind has created a useful guide if you want to communicate with your elected representative. These bills are likely to have bi-partisan support, but your voice would certainly improve the odds!

07/31/2025

One of our beloved former aircraft, 445, has a new mission and a new life! We wish the plane—and its new operators, maintainers, and users—the best of luck. She was flown and maintained by Afghans and Americans who valued her deeply, and we hope she keeps you as safe as she kept us.
Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca Moral Compass Federation

07/30/2025

07/30/2025

07/30/2025

📣 REACT DC is proud to welcome Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders as they begin their new lives in the U.S. We're here to support their resettlement with dignity, community, and care.

💻 Learn more about our resettlement work: www.reactdc.org/resettlement
💖 Help provide essentials and a sense of security: https://donorbox.org/general-support-contribution

Together, we can ensure every newcomer feels safe, supported, and at home.

07/27/2025

✨ December Highlights at REACT DC! ✨

• Site visit at Gate Gourmet ✈️Honored Afghan Allies with US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma 🤝
• Awarded $10,000 grant from American University Philanthropy Lab 🎉
• Visited Potomac School’s Global Perspectives & Citizenship Program 🌍
• Celebrated Women’s Empowerment Cohort Graduation with 43 amazing women 🎓
• Hosted REACTwomen event for 65 inspiring women 💪
• Distributed 6,250 diapers & pull-ups to 125 children via Greater DC Diaper Bank 👶
• Gave feminine hygiene products to 70 women from the Begin Again Foundation 💜
• Received $5,000 in essential goods donations 🎁
• Continued intimate REACTwomen Chai & Chat sessions ☕

Empowering communities every day!

07/26/2025

07/23/2025

We support the continuation of lawful SIV processing for our Afghan and Iraqi allies.

07/14/2025

Many Afghan allies followed a similar path to the United States. They had to apply to the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program from a third-country and prove their relationship to coalition forces. Not everyone is at the same stage of this long, difficult path. While some have been reunited with families others are still waiting both in and out of the United States. We will try to profile them here so you know how they're doing.

The last Afghan special immigrant visa applicants at a U.S. military base in Germany have departed, an American advocate said.