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Release time: 2021-11-25 10:50:00 Update time: 2021-11-25 23:51:42

Published on November 25, 2021 at 10:50 AM EST Updated on November 25, 2021 at 11:51 PM EST

Thanks to the construction of bunk beds by volunteers, Afghan families who arrived in the triangle after the Taliban regained control and evacuated their country were able to sleep under the same roof.

In the few weeks of this fall, members of the Raleigh Unitarian Universalism Fellowship used the space in the Raleigh Little Theater for construction projects.

"Our people really like doing it in person," said Pat McLaughlin of the Church's Immigration and Refugee Justice Group.

Volunteers used the design provided by Welcome House Raleigh to saw, sand and stain the wood to create bunk beds. When Afghan families are resettled in the triangle area, they will stay in the welcome home as temporary housing.

"They can allow more children and their families to live in an ordinary bedroom and lead a normal life," McLaughlin said.

The members of the Unitarian Universalism Scholarship organized this project. They can get a large amount of donated wood and materials.

Volunteer Amy Blackwell said: "You bring together a group of people who don't know how to do it, but they know they can do it, and you let it happen."

The members of the Muslim Student Association (MSA) that awakened the early Faculty of Health and Science joined the construction project.

"We are lucky to live in a country like the United States, and other people obviously don't have this privilege," said MSA member Surour Khan.

MSA member Razi Sayyed volunteered his time within a few days. He said this project is personal because he shares a belief with the family who will sleep on bunk beds.

"Tackling misunderstandings is the best way to come out and help this type of project," Sayed said.

These volunteers are expected to complete 16 bunk beds, which will enter the location of the Welcome Home.

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