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The ̽����ѡ Iraq Protection Needs Overview for October 2023 to March 2024 highlights significant challenges faced by internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees, refugees, and host communities, focusing on access to basic services, legal assistance, and the impacts of climate change. Key issues include heightened vulnerabilities, child labor, and barriers to accessing education and legal documentation.

One of the many services offered by the Immigration department at the ̽����ѡ in San Diego is a free Citizenship Test Preparation Course to help individuals learn the material they will need to know in order to pass the United States citizenship examination. 

After escaping persecution in Nicaragua, Alicia now dreams of running her own business. Learn more about how ̽����ѡ's financial coaching services help newcomers overcome financial barriers and achieve their dreams.

In recognition of National Volunteer Week, beginning on April 17th, the ̽����ѡ in Silver Spring shares the experience of our Community Engagement team’s Transform Mid-Atlantic AmeriCorps VISTA, Michalina Kulesza, who began her year of service with the ̽����ѡ in July 2022.

Learn about our new ̽����ѡ Cooks program ran by our Psychosocial Support Service program and how you can join one of our cooking classes led by refugee women!

In a significant collaboration, the Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) and the ̽����ѡ (̽����ѡ) launched a new project to provide primary healthcare services to more than 23,000 Syrian refugees in Za’atari Refugee Camp. This initiative, set to extend for approximately two and a half years, marks a critical step towards addressing the urgent healthcare needs of the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp.

Amidst the journeys undertaken by numerous asylum seekers across the Americas in pursuit of safety and security, they encounter a significant challenge: the lack of reliable information to alleviate their hardships. Hence, the ̽����ѡ supports displaced people on their journey by facilitating access to digital platforms where they can encounter information and services they need.

Learn more about the ̽����ѡ in Salt Lake City's response to COVID-19 in Utah, our efforts to ensure refugee families continue to receive the critical services they need, and ways you can help refugees in our community over the coming weeks and months.

Meet Firas, 22, who worked with Refugee.Info, a digital service created by the ̽����ѡ in partnership with Google, Microsoft and Trip Advisor. The online and mobile platform provides crucial information to refugees seeking asylum from war and persecution.