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Charlottesville’s 2024 Welcoming Week gave the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ the perfect opportunity to strengthen key partnerships, educate the public about refugee resettlement, and provide some fun!  This nationwide campaign celebrates immigrants and newcomers by promoting and affirming the importance of welcoming and inclusive spaces within local communities.

Discover these powerful illustrations that highlight displaced women's strength in the face of adversity.

Each year over half of the refugees resettled by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in San Diego are children; in 2022 18% of new arrivals were under 18 years old. Having reached the US, their futures are brighter than the uncertainty, conflict and violence they left behind but as they enter the American education system, refugee youth face a unique set of barriers to academic success.

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ partnered with the Charlottesville Fire Department to distribute bikes and educational training to newly arrived refugees.

Want to spread the word about making #RefugeesWelcome and also contribute more? There are various, creative ways to accomplish these goals simultaneously.