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At first, Muska Haseeb, a refugee from Afghanistan, was scared to come to America. “I cried so much on the plane,” she recalls. “I didn't know anyone, didn’t speak English...how was I going to integrate?”

Keila's story highlights the full arc of resettlement from displacement form Venezuela to hearing about MicroEnterprise Development program in Cultural Orientation, to starting up her own business with the knowledge she gained from her ̽����ѡ-MED coach.

On April 27th, nearly 175 community humanitarians attended Journey to the Wasatch, the ̽����ѡ (̽����ѡ) in Salt Lake City’s annual spring fundraising party celebrating the journey hundreds of our refugee neighbors undergo to make their home in Utah.

On Saturday, June 20, refugee supporters from across the state came together for the 20th annual celebration of World Refugee Day.

In September 2018, a man from the DRC arrived in Wichita, Kansas with his wife and four children. Today, he and his wife work full time, all their children attend school and the family has purchased their own car. Now he is giving help to other refugees.

On Saturday November 16th, 2019, the ̽����ѡ in Silver Spring hosted a Thanksgiving meal for recently-arrived refugees.

The ̽����ѡ in Abilene is committed to serving Afghan families and other refugee arrivals by ensuring they have access to safe housing, medical care, mental health services, case management, and other vital services as they rebuild their lives in our community. We need your generosity to support our newest neighbors. 

Albert Einstein is known as a genius, physicist and Nobel Laureate. While his theory of relativity changed the world, it wasn’t his only legacy. He was also a refugee and humanitarian, having inspired the founding of the organization that became the ̽����ѡ.

Kezia Ahimina has never been to Burundi, the country her parents fled before she was born. But this fall, she may get a “dream” opportunity to finally visit: as a member of the Burundi National Soccer Team. 

While the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments regarding the travel ban, ̽����ѡ volunteers and staff joined a rally in support of refugees, immigrants, and the Muslim community.