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The GenR: LA leadership team led a fundraising campaign, which supported transportation costs, as well as the purchase of 10 brand new bicycles, which were distributed to the clients.

For the second year in the row, the ̽����ѡ in Wichita and the Wichita Public Library will partner together for The Big Read

The ̽����ѡ in Wichita has several open internship positions available.

​While the plight of war refugees is in the news, and deservedly so, the struggle of refugee families from Eritrea is not often in the headlines.  Located in Northern Africa, Eritrea is led by an oppressive regime, with few rights for its people.  Thousands flee each month in search of survival and a better life. Over the last seven years, the ̽����ѡ in Silver Spring has resettled hundreds of Eritrean refugees. Because Eritrean refugees are at risk if they are identified, the subject of our story – who we will call “H” – did not want to be named. This is her story.

The ̽����ѡ’s Senior Program provides opportunities for refugee elders to make friends, share resources, and explore the Seattle community together. Don't miss this beautiful video produced by NBC News highlighting the program.

One of the ̽����ѡ's first priorities when refugees arrive in Northern California is to help employable adults secure jobs that will allow them to begin covering expenses and building a new life. Some clients arrive with the professional background and necessary skills to pursue a career similar to that in their home country. To help with this, the ̽����ѡ offers career development programming to clients who have already secured their survival job and are interested and ready to move forward. 

CHOMP’s Dinner in the Park was a remarkable display of generosity and community. The event featured produce grown by local refugee gardeners and raised more than $5,000 for the ̽����ѡ's New Roots program.

Bloomberg employees joined the ̽����ѡ in New York for a day of volunteerism at a job readiness workshop

Kaitlynn Lagman joins the team in Garden City as an AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Coordinator