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Hundreds gathered for the 13th Annual ARTvocacy event - an art exhibit and naturalization ceremony honoring World Refugee Day.

Sacramento is the largest resettlement location for refugees in the nation. Twelve teams made up of refugees from Iraq, Iran, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Syria, played soccer at World Refugee Day at Papa Murphy's Park on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

The Career Pathways program is growing at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Sacramento. So far, Career Pathways has assisted clients' transition into careers that match or are similar to the ones they had back home.

When Miriam Barnes first came to the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, she was timid and shy, unsure of herself and nervous about communicating. Through strong encouragement from ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ staff and active participation in program activities, Miriam now walks into the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ office with a new sense of confidence and pride, announcing her new career successes with a smile on her face.

One afternoon, a new client Abdul traveled with Carey Hobart, a volunteer from Bike Walk Wichita (BWW), to pick out bikes for he and his family. Along the way, Abdul began to describe his home in Afghanistan and the bicycle shop that he owned

On May 8, the DC Metro Chapter of GenR held a fundraising event at WeWork White House to raise money for the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring’s efforts to make refugees feel at home in Maryland.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring held their annual job fair on May 24 in downtown Silver Spring. The event was attended by 144 refugee job seekers and 24 employer partners. In the month since the job fair, there are 87 documented client interviews and 10 refugees who have started new positions, with more new jobs anticipated.

The thirteen high school graduates recognized at the Robing Ceremony hosted by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Dallas on June 1st sound like any high achieving high-schoolers.

See how the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Dallas and the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Abilene celebrated World Refugee Day!

Through ticket sales and auction items, GenR: LA proved that we are indeed a force for change, raising over $31,000 for the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s work in LA and around the world.