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Nihada Sosevic, Finance Manager, celebrates 20 years with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

Luis met his wife Ana forty years ago through mutual friends. They quickly fell in love and started a family. Their happy family was soon divided when the effects of the civil war and devastating earthquakes crippled the economy in El Salvador, leading Luis to being laid off from his job and unable to find work. No longer able to provide for his family, he decided to make the long and dangerous journey to the U.S in search of work. 17 years later, his wife and daughter were finally able to join him.

Jaya Maya came to the U.S. from Bhutan five years ago with her husband, mother-in-law, and son. After 22 years living in a refugee camp in Nepal, Jaya Maya is glad to be able to continue valuable cultural traditions around farming while nourishing themselves and their families with fresh grown produce through the assistance of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Baltimore's New Roots program.

As an AmeriCorps within our Intensive Case Management Program, Kemah Brock works directly with clients who have significant mental and/or physical health barriers and need additional support to achieve self-sufficiency.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is thankful for our continued partnership with Starbucks, who has agreed to hire 10,000 refugees globally. Through these job opportunities, Starbucks is supporting clients as they rebuild their lives and integrate into their local communities. This month we want to highlight a success story from one of our own clients in Silver Spring who was recently hired by Starbucks.

Dallas has a long history of welcoming the most vulnerable people to rebuild their lives in Texas. Let us live up to that tradition and meet all our neighbors with kindness and compassion. Here are some ways you can take action today!

Amani Mansour and Samer Abdullah became US Citizens on January 31st, 2019, but their journey towards citizenship began long before, and many countries away from, that moment.

Youth FarmWorks, a job training urban farm, provides refugee, immigrant, and at-risk youth from City Heights with job readiness skills and offers the community fresh local produce.

Join the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and other organizations to advocate for refugees at the state capital!

Refugees make amazing employees! We are so proud of Justine for her promotion at the Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown!