Rebecca Fishman is the Afghan Response Coordinator for the national nonprofit Upwardly Global, which focuses on eliminating employment barriers for refugee and immigrant professionals and advancing the inclusion of their skills into the U.S. workforce. As colleagues working on different aspects of refugee resettlement, we are united in our call for continued support for the inclusion of Afghan newcomers in North Carolina. Yet, given the financial realities, particularly when resettlement (cash) assistance ends, as well as the ongoing barriers to securing professional employment, newcomers like Ahmad must take low wage “survival jobs” to pay the bills.