The Queen City is seeing a significant rise in the number of Afghan refugees -- that's in line with what the Charlotte area has seen for the past four years, according to groups that help families settle.
"Since 2017, we've had actually an influx of Afghan refugees enter the Greater Charlotte area," Amarra Ghani, the founder of Welcome Home, said.
Welcome Home is an organization that helps refugees find homes in the Carolinas. Ghani and Welcome Home volunteers have helped families arriving via the Carolina Refugee Relief Agency.
She said they've gone from acclimating three families a month to as many in a single week. The agency helps families acquire everything from groceries to furniture for living spaces.
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