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The Barikzai family sacrificed their safety to help the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now, they’re making a new life here.

Five reasons why Afghanistan remains within the top 3 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crisis in the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s Emergency Watchlist.

Please join us in calling on Members of Congress to pass an Afghan Adjustment Act. This life-changing legislation will help Afghans who were evacuated in 2021 to rebuild their lives and plan for the future across U.S. communities, providing them with a pathway to lawful permanent status and eventual citizenship. 

As the child of former refugees, who left the Soviet Union along with hundreds of thousands of others in the 1980s, Dax (‘Dan-Knee’) whose pronouns are they/them, has always felt connected to immigrant communities growing up in Philadelphia. Years later, they are now working at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ -- one of the largest resettlement agencies in the country -- as a Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) Coordinator.

After fleeing ISIS in Iraq, a young woman starts over in a refugee camp in Syria—with her infant son. They are among the almost 17,000 people, mostly Iraqis, living in Al Hol camp.

On Feb. 20, nearly 100 civilians were killed by attacks in Eastern Ghouta—making it one of the deadliest days of the Syria conflict. Hear from a Syrian paramedic.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Atlanta is thrilled to announce that two of our very own—Ms. Sharita Khatiwada and Ms. Samiha Ross—have been named as part of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) Atlanta ‘30 under 30’ Class of 2020!

With Santa Clara County seeing a continued upward trend in daily positivity rates for COVID-19, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ San Jose has remained in full-remote work since mid-March. As we delved deeper into the summer of 2020, this reality made us question the future of Vision 2.0: Summer Job Academy (hereinafter referred to as Vision). Vision is an immigrant-female empowerment workshop aimed at allowing participants to learn about different career paths, to reflect on their personal goals, and to work towards envisioning themselves achieving their goals. Read further to see how we navigated the barriers posed by COVID-19 to still offer this workshop this summer!

A 16-year-old Afghan boy in Greece hopes to be reunited with his brother in Germany. Illustrator Ada Jusic brings Ali's story to life.

Sahib writes about celebrating Ramadan in the United Kingdom for the first after fleeing Afghanistan with his wife and their two daughters.