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The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in Arizona commemorates the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The United Nations designated June 26th as it marks when the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishments came into effect in 1987. Yet in 2021, over 30 years later, torture continues to permeate societies around the world, despite torture being an international crime.

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Thank you to the generous community members and groups who donated school supplies this summer and fall!

Fourteen newcomer students committed five weeks of their summer vacation to learn about food justice and give back to their community! Read all about the Youth Roots summer internship program.

Before the Refugee Act of 1980 standardized refugee resettlement through the use of resettlement agencies, such as the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, resettlement was largely conducted privately or through community groups. With the increasing numbers and enthusiasm of local community groups offering to partner to resettle refugees, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is committed to integrating community sponsorship programming at the local and national levels!

The report documents the experience of adapting and implementing this play-based home visiting intervention in a crisis setting and shares stories of community workers and caregivers participating in the program in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.  We are now scaling this intervention through our Ahlan Simsim program to reach even more children and caregivers.