Ukrainian family finds new home in Cleveland with help of a West Chester man

An organization founded to help Afghan refugees find homes in the United States has expanded its mission. Welcome US is now working on relocating Ukrainians.

Kit Taintor is the vice president of policy and practice, and says they believe Americans see what's happening around the world and want to help.

"Our government system here in the United States allows refugees to come in from all over the world. But the system is somewhat constrained by government pipelines," she says. "But we knew from deep work in communities over time, that if you gave opportunities to everyday Americans in Cincinnati and beyond, people would stand up, people would want to welcome and that hypothesis has proven out."

More than 200,000 Afghan and Ukrainian citizens are now living in the United States thanks to Welcome US. The program started with the relocation of Afghan refugees after the fall of Kabul. Taintor says government policy allows Americans to volunteer as a refugee sponsor, and that's where the organization comes in.