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The ̽����ѡ’s Direct Service Team works closely with clients when they arrive in Wichita and provide clients with case management, extended case management and employment services. We wanted to give you a chance to meet our team and learn a little more about them.

Win Tin and his family were resettled in Dallas from Thailand in 2015. He is in the eleventh grade at Emmett J. Conrad High School. This past summer, Win Tin participated in the Youth Food Justice Internship at the ̽����ѡ in Dallas, and was asked to write about his experience.

“You don’t realize that you are impacting other people’s lives,” Christelle, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, says of some of her first friendships in the United States.

Stuff We Wanna Say (SWWS) is a clothing store for the outspoken: based in Atlanta’s historic Little Five Points shopping district, the store offers screen-printing and t-shirt design services for occasions big and small across the Southeast.

Mukasa Agnes Flavia, a resilient refugee who arrived in the U.S. in 2019, faced challenges but found strength through the ̽����ѡ. Supported by our programs, she purchased her first car and transformed her life. Now employed and active in addressing societal issues, Flavia's journey reflects resilience, gratitude, and advocacy. Join the ̽����ѡ in supporting refugees like Flavia on their road to resettlement.

In September 2021, Suzy Stutzman of Golden Optimists reached out to the ̽����ѡ in Denver, offering refurbished bicycles to refugees. Golden Optimists, a volunteer-run non-profit in Golden, Colorado, has been transforming donated bikes into sustainable transportation for those in need for over 35 years. During the pandemic, they pivoted to support incoming refugees, including many from Afghanistan. This partnership has provided over 100 bikes to ̽����ѡ Denver clients, enhancing their mobility and integration into the community. The collaboration highlights the profound impact of community support and the ongoing need for volunteers to sustain these efforts.

Leaving her husband and home in Ukraine, Khrystyna fled to Athens, Greece with her children to rebuild a new life for her family outside of conflict and war.

Cuts to U.S. aid are putting public health in danger by stopping programs that fight and treat infectious diseases. This increases the risk of outbreaks spreading around the world.

Tolassa Elemaa put his dream of being a world-class runner on hold when he became a refugee. But on Nov. 4 he completed the New York City Marathon.

Schools in Leon County recently welcomed students back to the classrooms, both virtually and in person. The ̽����ѡ in Tallahassee partners with Leon County Schools to prepare students and families for this unprecedented school year amid the coronavirus pandemic.