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At 14, Hauwa’u dreams of becoming a doctor. Although Boko Haram violence forced her to miss almost a year of school, she was able to continue her education at a free learning center run by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.

Nolasque Balitebya began working for the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ as a Swahili interpreter in 2019 shortly after he and his family were resettled in Missoula by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡. His 'can-do' attitude and eagerness to support newly arriving refugee families stood out to all staff at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, and he was promoted to Caseworker in 2021. Now, Nolasque has begun the next step in his ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ journey. In March, Nolasque began serving as a Roving Direct Services Program Manager for ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s Reception and Placement (R&P) programs. We sat down with Nolasque to reflect on his journey with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Missoula and what he is looking forward to next.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s experience working in countries that have fought and won battles against the Ebola virus provides insights that directly apply to efforts to contain the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Business owner and refugee Jonathan Amissa wanted to keep his staff safe. He ended up helping to protect the rest of Boise, Idaho.

The severity of the situation in Afghanistan brings renewed urgency to the world refugee crisis: The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is committed to resettling evacuees.

Rooha Haghar spent this past summer as the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Dallas' first ever Dallas Mayor's Intern Fellow. We asked her to write about her experience both as a client and an intern with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.

After 835 days without the resettlement program at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in San Jose, the office's leadership team received word last month that the location had gotten approval to re-open its resettlement program, effective immediately.