In the days following the collapse of the Afghan government and the mass exodus of Americans and US-allied Afghans, World Relief Durham is preparing to welcome in an influx of refugees in the coming weeks.

The group works with Afghan refugees as they either select or are assigned Raleigh and Durham as resettlement options under the U.S. Department of State's special immigrant visa program.

If you're interested in helping, World Relief Durham has volunteer opportunities available along with other ways you can monetarily help in resettlement efforts.

"Because this is not just overseas. This is in our community. This is here in the Triangle. And in many cases, this is us. There are many Afghan North Carolinians. Many Afghan North Carolinians that have called Triangle home for a long time. They have Afghan children in our schools, Afghan professionals in our companies. So, the suffering that we're seeing on TV is personal for us; it's personal to our community. And it matters for North Carolina to step up and show that we care by raising our voices and finding a way to demonstrate welcome and advocate for people who are suffering right now."