Help ACL Provide for Afghan Refugee Families

Help Affordable Community Living (ACL) by donating goods or making monetary donations as they work to place the families into homes.

Current Community Needs

BABY SUPPLIES
Three infants will be joining the community in the next three-four months.

GIFT CARDS (VISA, Target, Walmart) — Gift cards will enable mothers to identify and purchase items for their babies. They can be sent to:

ACL Afghan Housing
Niamatullah Aslami
3264 Rossetta Ave.
House #71
Mojave, CA 93501

  • Bottles and Nipples
  • Bottle Brushes
  • Bibs
  • Burp Cloths
  • Pacifiers
  • Baby Thermometer
  • Crib Sheets
  • Receiving Blankets
  • Crib Blankets
  • Diapers
  • Diaper Pail Liners
  • Diaper Bags
  • Diaper Cream
  • Baby Wipes
  • Soft Towels or Hooded Baby Towels
  • Baby Hairbrush
  • Baby Clothes (onesies, undershirts, blanket sleepers, sweaters or jackets, rompers, socks or booties, hats and caps, no-scratch mittens

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

  • Backpacks
  • Lined Paper
  • Blank Paper
  • Construction Paper
  • #2 Pencils
  • Erasers
  • Rulers
  • Spiral Notebooks
  • Crayons
  • Colored Pencils
  • Highlighters
  • Glue Sticks
  • Blunt-tipped Scissors
  • Ballpoint Pens
  • Pencil Bags or Boxes

TOYS
Children in the community are ages ranging from 5 to 14 years

  • Small stuffed animals
  • Small dolls
  • Small activity toys like jacks, tops, Pop-Its
  • Fidget Spinners, Yo Yo’s
  • Stress Balls
  • Balls and Frisbees
  • Puzzle Books
  • Coloring Books
  • Crayons, Markers
  • Playing cards, card games, travel games

BICYCLES

LARGE RUGS
Families traditionally sit on the floors to eat on some kind of carpeting, so there is a need for large rugs to cover the uncomfortable bare floors in their new homes. Rugs of about 9′ x 9′ or 9′ x 12′ are suggested sizes.

TOOLS

  • Basic tools (screwdrivers, pliers, etc.)
  • Power Tools
  • Drills
  • Carpentry Tools
  • Plumbing Tools
  • Electrical Tools

WHERE TO SEND ITEMS:
ACL Afghan Housing
Niamatullah Aslami
3264 Rossetta Ave.
House #71
Mojave, CA 93501

Note: Nimo and his staff do have limited ability to pick up donated items, so call him to see if it can be arranged.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Nimo – Project Manager of Refugee Housing
Call 602-574-9341 or 657-294-1003

Cash Donations

Please make checks payable to:
Special Forces Association Chapter 78.

Please note on check: Afghan Refugee Housing

Mail to:
SANTIAGO CORP
Attention: Liz Rios
PO Box 11927
Santa Ana, CA 92711

All gifts are tax deductible.
Donations of any amount are appreciated.

As more families are settled into homes needs may change. Visit
https://www.specialforces78.com/afghan-refugee-housing-project/
for the most current information.