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The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Atlanta’s Career Development and Adult Education programs, in collaboration with Gwinnett Dental Career Academy (GDCA), recently graduated a second cohort of three former refugees—all young women from Afghanistan—through their Integrated Education and Training (IET) Dental Assistant course, a ten-week program focused on certifying new Americans in dental care and placing them in jobs.

The Afghan Senior Social Club brings together senior citizens from Afghanistan (ages 65+) once every month to learn about resources and programs for elderly and immigrant communities in Atlanta.

Here are four reasons why Yemen remains near the top of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s Watchlist of the worst humanitarian crises in 2023.

Volodymyr and his wife, Victoria, once hosted families fleeing other parts of Ukraine. But when war hit their hometown in February 2022, it was their turn to rebuild their life somewhere new. This is their story.

This World Humanitarian Day, we honor those who have dedicated their lives to helping those in need.

The fastest growing GenR chapter in ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ history, GenR: LA is full of diverse and caring members with extraordinary backgrounds. In the past four months, we've grown from a group of eight people interested in learning more about the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ to a group of 83 passionate professionals, working and living in the Los Angeles area. 

The City of Turlock aims to provide a warm welcome to new refugee arrivals. On Refugee Civics Day, refugee clients and interpreters of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ are invited to engage in conversation about the city's inner workings and practical skills like how to dial 9-1-1. Refugee families who have fled war and persecution are made to feel safe for the first time in many years are they arrive on U.S. soil. Refugees from Afghanistan and Syria participated in the activities at Turlock City Hall and reflected on how far they had come since their initial resettlement and what they hope to achieve with their new chance at life.

Through the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Salt Lake City’s early employment program, Iver, an asylee from Venezuela, found a job in his preferred field as he and his family began their life in the United States.

This month Haben, an Eritrean refugee who was resettled by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ to Missoula three years ago, tells us abut her experience. When she arrived she spoke only a handful of words in English, but now speaks well enough to be interviewed for this story without interpretation.