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This paper discusses how humanitarian actors may help strengthen existing service delivery infrastructures and assist local service providers to meet increasing demand from displaced populations.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in NJ’s Economic Empowerment team support clients with finding opportunities and in pursuing economic mobility.  The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ assisted a client through the long process and encouraged her along the way. She decided to apply for an Assistant Teacher position at a Child Learning Center in Newark, NJ. It has been an emotional and long journey, but the outcome has been transformative. She takes pride in her new role, which allows her to sharpen her professional skills, contribute to childhood education, and expand her English.  

It’s the last day of Jori’s first week of kindergarten. Although her family arrived in the U.S. barely two years ago as refugees from Syria, the 5-year-old and her big brother, Majed, 8, are learning English and thriving in their new home in Dallas.

Our team’s ability to operate in communities across the country is rooted in their expertise and decades-long presence.

In honor of National Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring sat down with Winifrida Kassembe, Anti-Trafficking Caseworker, to interview her about the office’s efforts to combat human trafficking in Maryland. The focus of the Anti-Trafficking Program is to ensure that survivors have access to protection and opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency through comprehensive case management, advocacy, education, collaboration, and capacity building.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is hiring three Washington Service Corps members in Seattle and Spokane. This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role on the amazing ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ WA Youth & Education team