In one Northwest Side apartment community, Afghan refugees are working together to recover and build new lives in San Antonio.
Housing was the most critical need during the initial wave of arrivals, and though those needs remain, the sense of urgency has waned, said Marisol Girela, associate vice president of social programs in the San Antonio office of RAICES.
A year ago, several buildings within the complex were already finished and ready to be leased. The final building is nearing completion now, said Ryan Baldwin, senior vice president of San Antonio-based Franklin Apartment Management, which owns and manages 30 developments in San Antonio and others throughout the state and in Tennessee.
But there were still challenges to overcome — the biggest being the language barrier. In addition to translating its leasing documents into Pashto, Franklin is making plans to add another playground to better accommodate the number of young children living there. Khalid experienced a similar journey as Hamid, narrowly escaping persecution in his homeland for his work as an interpreter with U.S.
Khalid is also hoping to move soon from older apartments nearby into Park at 38Thirty. His family now includes a new baby daughter, along with a 3-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. Though Hamid said he will always love his country, he is happy to be making his home in the U.S.Looking back on his own childhood as a refugee, Hamid sees how different this experience has been.
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