<description>&lt;p&gt;In our final bonus episode, host Andrea Smardon talks to one of the founders of the Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, the all-volunteer group that supports Sima and other veterans of the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon as they rebuild their lives in the U.S.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Co-founder Scott Bailey talks about how it all started with a conversation among concerned friends in church and shares the secrets to their organization’s success - how regular citizens without any prior experience pulled together to form a community of support. He says it’s not about being "helpers," but being "partners." And he talks about the rewards that partnership offers for everyone involved.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For more, including pictures, visit us at &lt;a href="https://kslpodcasts.com/podcast/stranger-becomes-neighbor/"&gt;kslpodcasts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For more on Scott's volunteer organization Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, visit &lt;a href="https://www.blacksburgrefugeepartnership.org/"&gt;blacksburgrefugeepartnership.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Stranger Becomes Neighbor is a production of KSL Podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Stranger Becomes Neighbor

KSL Podcasts

BONUS #5 - "You Feel Like You are Part of the Solution..."

OCT 3, 202319 MIN
Stranger Becomes Neighbor

BONUS #5 - "You Feel Like You are Part of the Solution..."

OCT 3, 202319 MIN

Description

In our final bonus episode, host Andrea Smardon talks to one of the founders of the Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, the all-volunteer group that supports Sima and other veterans of the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon as they rebuild their lives in the U.S.

Co-founder Scott Bailey talks about how it all started with a conversation among concerned friends in church and shares the secrets to their organization’s success - how regular citizens without any prior experience pulled together to form a community of support. He says it’s not about being "helpers," but being "partners." And he talks about the rewards that partnership offers for everyone involved.

For more, including pictures, visit us at kslpodcasts.com.

For more on Scott's volunteer organization Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, visit blacksburgrefugeepartnership.org.

Stranger Becomes Neighbor is a production of KSL Podcasts.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.