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Five years ago, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ established a gender action plan to create an environment where women are safe and respected. The plan comes from the belief that the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ must be a gender equitable organization to deliver gender equitable programs in the communities it serves. Led by executive director Preethi Nampoothiri, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring sets the bar for empowering female leaders.

With the generous support of Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring provides resettlement services to facilitate the full civic integration of refugees entering the United States who reside in Montgomery County.

Education has the power to protect children and help them heal during a crisis, say ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ overseer Caroline Kennedy and senior education director Sarah Smith. But roughly half of Venezuelan refugee children in Colombia are not in school.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Phoenix is working alongside refugee communities and other partners to welcome and support Afghans in urgent need of safety. Here's how you can help!

Hear what life is like for three families affected by the war.

As part of their civic engagement efforts, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in NY Leaders In Training wrote an oped together about their refugee, asylee, and immigrant experiences.

Before quarantine, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in NY's immigration supervisor, Paula Forero, traveled to Washington D.C. to advocate for immigrant rights.

In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is moving ahead with some changes to our programs and operations in order to help prevent the spread of the illness in our community and to protect the health of our clients, onsite partners, volunteers, and staff.