MARCH 25, 2022, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A15
Rubicon: not just a river in Italy
BY BEE FLINT
Of the Keizertimes
Team Rubicon is a nonprofit organi-
zation that focuses on providing relief to
communities affected by disasters. The
organization, founded in 2010 by military
veterans, helps with debris management,
home repair, emergency medicine, pri-
mary care and much more listed on their
website.
One of their
operations is
the
Afghan
Resettlement
which aims to
help transition
Afghan fami-
lies into their
new homes in
the U.S. Team
Rubicon can
also provide
necessary
household
items
such
as
clothing,
furniture
and hygiene
products.
Team Rubicon volunteers greet Afghan refugees at PDX
Bill
Terrill,
PHOTO BY BEE FLINT, KEIZERTIMES
one of the task force leaders for the
Afghan Resettlement, joined Team
Rubicon in 2017 after being in the US Air
Force for four years. Terrill was also in the
fire service for 27 years.
“It’s one of
those
things
where
I’ve
always been in
service, so it was
just the logical
thing to do ( joining Team Rubicon) once
I retired,” Terrill said.
Terrill’s team helps sort and prepare
items in the warehouse so that they are
ready to be sent out to families. They
also assist Salem For Refugees in getting
houses set up.
Salem For Refugees works with Team
Rubicon on the resettlement process
and also helps families with getting
employment, finding homes and learn-
ing languages.
According to Terrill, Salem For
Refugees reports having a hundred
Afghan refugees currently in the Salem
area and are working to get them in
homes.
“We are in what we call phase two.
The first phase was getting folks over
from Afghanistan and
into temporary housing.
Phase two is starting to
move them into more per-
manent housing,” Terrill
said.
The
biggest
challenge
that
Terrill has noticed is lack of volun-
teers, especially during the weekday.
“Team Rubicon is always looking for
good people that want to volunteer to
help communities. We are a veteran
base but that doesn’t mean you have to
be a veteran to be part of our group. We
want to make sure that we’re able to help
underserved communities,” he said.
Anyone interested in volunteering
can apply on the Team Rubicon website.
Donations can be made through Salem
For Refugees.
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