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As a way of tackling the ongoing displacement crisis and issues faced by these clients, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is focusing on community engagement to help with the integration of resettled refugees into our local communities, through a new Co-Sponsorship Program. 

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is thankful for our continued partnership with Starbucks, who has agreed to hire 10,000 refugees globally. Through these job opportunities, Starbucks is supporting clients as they rebuild their lives and integrate into their local communities. This month we want to highlight a success story from one of our own clients in Silver Spring who was recently hired by Starbucks.

The guide helps set up ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ fundraisers, outlines a three-step process, offers tips, and shows donation impacts from $110 to $4,500.

After years of upheaval and uncertainty, refugee & immigrant girls in the United States are ready to explore their path in life. Vision Not Victim supports these young women to envision their future and redefine what their communities and they themselves thought possible. Run by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ previously in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jordan, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Northern California piloted the program in the United States over April's spring break in Oakland.

From supporting refugee-owned businesses to purchasing a warm winter coat from an ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ wish list, your support can make a huge difference this holiday season.

In February, refugee youth in the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring’s After-School Program learned the meaning and importance of civic engagement by participating in their first ever community service project at A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, MD. Youth toured the organization’s facilities, learned about the services it provides and people it serves, and then spent the morning helping with different projects, such as sorting books, folding clothes and moving furniture.

Highlights, data, helpful resources and the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s response to current U.S. refugee and asylum issues from the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s Global Policy and Advocacy team.

I am honored to have joined the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ as the new Executive Director for Northern California. The scale of our efforts in the region last year -- resettling  roughly Afghan humanitarian parolees since August 2021, alongside another 448 refugees and SIVs since October 2021.