BCICRR
Bucks County Interfaith Coalition for Refugee Resettlement
Thank you!
In the last 7 months we have welcomed not one, but TWO families into Bucks County and into the BCICRR community. Welcoming these two families in such a short time required a lot of helping hands. You stepped up. Together we have accomplished a lot. We have provided transportation, companionship, childcare, ESL training and outfitted two permanent apartments. The BCICRR community assisted the families in signing up for benefits, in finding employment for adults where possible and school for the children. We have a lot more to do, but there is a lot for which to be thankful.
Faith Reflection
The Neighborhoods of Heaven from Brother Curtis Almquist, SSJE
“The neighborhoods of heaven will surely not have divisions
marked by the boundaries of state, by political factions,
by religious denominations, by ethnic groups, by class, or race, or language, or age, or orientation, or ability,
or any of the other demarcations which so often tragically divide us on earth.
The glorious panoply of God’s creation is surely a foretaste of the magnificent beauty, diversity, and splendor of all eternity
where we will belong,
one with another,
as children of God.”
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.
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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.
