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Once a refugee himself, Yasir is proud to stand up for the rights of other refugee and immigrant families in his community. He shares about his recent experience travelling from Washington State to Washington, D.C. to meet with members of Congress.

Rawan Ismail has been volunteering with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in New Jersey office since January 2024. A child of Egyptian immigrants, Rawan is passionate about helping people who have been affected by humanitarian crises and displaced from their homes.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in NJ is hard at work through this crisis.

Tenzin was the Monitoring and Evaluation intern for the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in the NY Education & Learning department. In this role, Tenzin supported the Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) program, including supporting the Program Director and Dean of Instruction and Curriculum. He assisted in reviewing program academic assessment tools, training Lead Teachers on conducting assessments, analyzing data, and disseminating pre and post-assessment for reports. 

In recognition of National Volunteer Week, beginning on April 17th, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring shares the experience of our Community Engagement team’s Transform Mid-Atlantic AmeriCorps VISTA, Michalina Kulesza, who began her year of service with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in July 2022.

Celebrating 3 New Jersey programs for the Hispanic Community

Key decisions that will affect how the U.S. responds to future crises depend on an accurate census.

The U.S. refugee cap limits the number of refugees who can be resettled each year, reflecting the U.S.'s commitment to providing safe haven to the world’s most vulnerable. Learn more.

This holiday season, the Dallas community once again stepped up to support our newly arrived refugees.