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This year, World Refugee Day is on June 20th, 2018. According to AwarenessdaysUK, World Refugee Day is day dedicated to:"Honoring the strength and courage of refugees and encourages public awareness and support of refugees, people who have had to flee their homelands because of conflict or natural disaster".

Refugees boost the US economy through work, taxes, and entrepreneurship, generating $123.8B in net fiscal benefits (2005-2019) while strengthening communities.

Thanks to funds provided by ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ donors in response to February's emergency appeal, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Sacramento is expanding economic empowerment workshops for women this summer. Meet two of the participants.

In honor of National Volunteer Week, we asked ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ volunteers why they donate their time and talents to welcome refugees to our community.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s Direct Service Team works closely with clients when they arrive in Wichita and provide clients with case management, extended case management and employment services. We wanted to give you a chance to meet our team and learn a little more about them.

Alejandra excels in a male dominated field working at Backyard Bounty.

Over the past year, the Utah Immigration Collaborative, an initiative facilitated by a network of five immigration legal service providers in Salt Lake City, created a streamlined system for connecting individuals seeking immigration legal assistance to service providers. The Collaborative responds to growing need within immigrant communities in Utah by providing affordable legal representation, assistance and support.

When Vivien Jacob came to the United States as a refugee through the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in 1990, little did she know she would one day end up serving as the Director for the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s Turlock/Modesto office. The following interview by community engagement outreach intern Perry Fishel takes a look at Vivien's nearly 20-year legacy with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.