PORTSMOUTH — Two fuzzy stuffed animals — a monkey with a red cap and a dog — sit nuzzled together in a box inside the two-story rectory beside Christ Episcopal Church.
The toys, among a host of other donated goods and household needs, are awaiting the arrival of their new owners — a family of six Afghans resettling in Portsmouth this month.
Volunteers from numerous faith communities across the Seacoast were abuzz preparing the immigrants’ new home Friday morning. The space will host the first family from Afghanistan to resettle in the Seacoast following the fall of the country to Taliban fighters last summer, according to organizers.