As December 2021, 440 Afgani refugees arrived in Utah with the expectation of at least that many more by February. 2022. Many of these families have had extended stays in hotels and when available are able to receive apartments or homes with the assistance of basic needs in the form of food stamps. This is normally how refugees are housed, but given the significant increase the effective solutions have left many new immigrants extremely isolated and unsure how to begin living and working. However what has made a different is people in the community reaching out to welcome newcomers. Stories of people donating afgan rice, oil, and sharing meals as well as inviting some to a Persian New year had made huge differences. Often it is easy to assume the most important part of the immigration narrative is economic factors. There is also a need for social nourishment. Community organized food and other needs help connect these people to their local area. What they need beyond food and shelter is to learn how to survive in the United States, public transport, getting jobs, education ect. Part of the migration narrative that draws from the leaders is realizing that it takes a social network for people to make their journey to the destination and a social network to help them integrate. It very difficult to just drop into a new location and so friendship and connection is critical.