Amina Abdi and Abdikadir Abayle sort donated clothes Thursday at AK Health and Social Services in Lewiston. Donated clothes from community members will be available for Afghan refugees that could possibly make the Lewiston and Auburn areas their home. "We have been doing laundry for three days," Abdi said about the large number of donations received once word got out that the refugees may need clothes. Abdi is the executive director of Her Safety Net. Abayle is the Iman at the Masjidul Salaam Mosque on Bartlett Street in Lewiston.

Abshiro Noor carries boxes of donated clothes Thursday at AK Health and Social Services in Lewiston. Donated clothes from community members will be available for Afghan refugees that could possibly make the Lewiston and Auburn areas their home. Noor is one of several volunteers cleaning and organizing the donations.

Heather Turner, left, of L/A's Refugee Welcome Wagon, and Anab Farah sort boxes of donated clothes Thursday at AK Health and Social Services in Lewiston. Donated clothes from community members will be available for Afghan refugees that could possibly make the Lewiston and Auburn areas their home.

Abshiro Noor, center, Hibo Noor, left, and Fatuma Hussein sort donated clothes Thursday at AK Health and Social Services in Lewiston. Donated clothes from community members will be available for Afghan refugees that could possibly make the Lewiston and Auburn areas their home. Noor, her sister and Hussein are three of several volunteers cleaning and organizing the donations.