Refugee Needs Network

The Refugee Needs Network is a way for you to know the current needs and wishes of the refugees served by God Is Good Foundation.

Some needs, like the Grocery Lists and House Hold Supplies lists are ongoing needs for each arriving family. You can locate and print these PDF files by simply clicking on the highlighted words. 

This page will also list the current needs present for God Is Good as we serve the refugees in our care.

Our refugees create goals they want to accomplish within the next month. They also receive a home visit where we discuss their current needs. We hope that the Refugee Needs Network helps you, your church, your organization, or group to engage with refugees in our community. 

We are unable to join community Care Portals because the name and address of refugees need to be protected. Most services of that type require the distribution of identifiable information to participate. Because these are federally placed refugees, we are required to protect their privacy. This page is an effort to both overcome that challenge and provide our community with an opportunity to know and help fill their current needs.

Need: Guitar Teacher– 
A 13 year old girl who has been praying years for a guitar. She was supposed to receive one for her birthday. Then, the war began in the Ukraine, and they had to flee. God is good had an electric guitar in our sanctuary to give. Now, she needs a teacher.
 
Need: Shoe Carnival Gift card for new warm shoes. 
The need is the shoes. The need is also dignity. This child feels as if she has to accept whatever is provided to her, even if it doesn’t fit. One of the goals she has listed to accomplish this month is to pick out a pair of new warm shoes.
 
Need: Basketball, Soccer, Football – 
A 13 year old boy is interested in learning to play American sports.
 
Need: Woodcarving tools
This child has listed learning woodcarving as a goal to accomplish this month. He would like to learn how to make toys. 
 
Need – All refugees
Easy reader books
 
Organization Need – 
Male mentors 
Currently, we only have 1 trained male volunteer 
Background check and training required.
 
Check out our volunteer page for additional Level 1 and Level 2 volunteer serve opportunities. 
 
Organization Need –
Housing set up team
This is a team with a point person God Is Good can contact to activate your team. We meet at the location a refugee will be housed and the team assists with apartment set up. Please be advised this includes moving furniture. Confidentiality is important for this team.
 
Organizational Need: Finances to assist with rent/utility payments and to meet emergency needs.
Each refugee receives a little over $1,000 in placement funds to help them begin their new life in Evansville and Newburgh. From that amount God Is Good must lease their apartment, purchase their furniture and new mattresses, set up their  utilities, provide their food stipends and their pocket money. Realistically, these initial placement funds have never met the full obligations required for a refugee until they begin working. GIG must have the resources available to meet these obligations at any given moment. Whether your gift is big or small, monthly or one time, God Is Good Foundation needs YOU.
 
Horizons 
10 refugee arrivals expected 
Refugee Angel Tree (Christmas) 

Items can be dropped off at God Is Good Foundation Monday – Friday from 9:00 – noon. For the security of our refugees who are participating in class sessions during this time, appointments are required. 

Please email [email protected] or call 812.490.3184 for to schedule an appointment.