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In February, refugee youth in the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring’s After-School Program learned the meaning and importance of civic engagement by participating in their first ever community service project at A Wider Circle in Silver Spring, MD. Youth toured the organization’s facilities, learned about the services it provides and people it serves, and then spent the morning helping with different projects, such as sorting books, folding clothes and moving furniture.

Drawing on data from more than 2,400 refugee households, as well as the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s work in 28 U.S. cities, this report aims to inform future program models in order to create more effective and responsive approaches to building financial capability, lasting economic security for all New Americans.

Learn the many ways that you can support the life-saving work of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Charlottesville.

Lauren Lehman speaks about her experience volunteering with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ as a logistics intern this summer, and about the great responsibility and privilege she feels in setting up apartments for newly arriving refugees and ensuring that they feel safe and welcome in their new homes.

On Saturday, September 14, 2017 the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring and Play-Well TEKnologies invited refugee youth, their families and the local community to come together for a day revolving around connection, community, and most importantly, play. Refugee youth and their families built their hometowns and countries out of LEGO bricks, and then the local community was invited to build Washington, DC with them out of 40,000 LEGOs.

Many of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s over 20 offices across the United States are helping families arriving from Afghanistan.

Bike Walk Wichita provides bicycles, helmets, lights, reflectors, and locks to newly arrived refugees to help them get to work on time and build self-sufficiency.

New GenR member Jenny Ma writes about how she got involved and her first Food Stories: From Burma to the Bay event.

Ethiopian refugee Tefere Gebre was just 15 years old when he arrived in the United States—starting over in a new world alone, without any family by his side. Over 30 years later, he is executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, the largest labor union in the world.