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NSC takes the lead in resettling Afghan evacuees in Philly as it marks its 100th anniversary

'This is our moment. This is our moment as an organization to stand up.'

Ghulam Sakhi Danish holds his newborn, Eliana, who was born on Sept. 21 on a U.S. military base in Indiana, while sitting in the second floor lobby of the Residence Inn by Marriott Philadelphia Center City on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The Nationalities Service Center is resettling two-thirds of the more than 700 Afghan evacuees who will make their permanent homes in Philadelphia. Danish and his family are one of the many families living in the hotel and receiving help from NSC.
Ghulam Sakhi Danish holds his newborn, Eliana, who was born on Sept. 21 on a U.S. military base in Indiana, while sitting in the second floor lobby of the Residence Inn by Marriott Philadelphia Center City on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The Nationalities Service Center is resettling two-thirds of the more than 700 Afghan evacuees who will make their permanent homes in Philadelphia. Danish and his family are one of the many families living in the hotel and receiving help from NSC.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer