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An evacuated Afghan family gets what they most need on Thanksgiving — a Philly home to live in

“We want to start our new life as soon as possible, start a new job, and new education.”

Sayed Mushtaq Muniri holds up a “Welcome Home” gift from Alexa Ragsdale in his family’s new Northeast Philadelphia home. Ragsdale turned over the Holmesburg rental house to the Muniri family, who recently arrived to the U.S. from Afghanistan. She plans to do the same for more families by starting a nonprofit organization, HeArt House.
Sayed Mushtaq Muniri holds up a “Welcome Home” gift from Alexa Ragsdale in his family’s new Northeast Philadelphia home. Ragsdale turned over the Holmesburg rental house to the Muniri family, who recently arrived to the U.S. from Afghanistan. She plans to do the same for more families by starting a nonprofit organization, HeArt House.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer