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“The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is look at the mirror in my bedroom and say, 'let's go hero, your day has started.'”

Mahsa, a young, bright, and promising student, had recently completed her high school education in Afghanistan and was eagerly pursuing her academic aspirations at a public university. During the Utah legislative session, she used her voice and her story to help pass a bill that enabled refugees to obtain in-state tuition rates at Utah universities.

As a result of the emergency needs assessment, ̽����ѡ in NJ received funding to distribute one-time prepaid gift cards to households, individuals, and couples in our community, meeting established criteria and on our Intake and Casework team’s caseload. This relief effort, while finite, will serve almost 300 individuals in our area over the next few months.  

Several young students enrolled in the ̽����ѡ in Atlanta’s Dental Assistant program—a successful collaboration between our Career Development and Adult Education teams and partners at Gwinnett Dental Career Academy—were spotlighted by local TV news channel, 11Alive in March!

The ̽����ѡ (̽����ѡ) and the IKEA Foundation are partnering to support urban refugees and host communities in East Africa to secure livelihood opportunities.

As President Trump bars refugees, this Syrian family remains uncertain if they will ever be able to start a new life in America.