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Starting in 2019, the Phoenix and Tucson offices of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) will unify as the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Arizona! Aaron Rippenkroeger, who has served as Executive Director of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Phoenix since August 2018, has been named the new Executive Director of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Arizona.

Want to buy a home? Resources are available in Salt Lake County to help first-time home buyers navigate the purchase process and get the most home for the money.

Over the next three months, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Salt Lake City will take a deep dive describing our efforts to serve refugee families as they resettle in our community, work toward self-sufficiency, and positively integrate as a new neighbor in the Beehive State.

By making a recurring monthly donation, you make a lasting commitment to the delivery of safety to refugees, allowing them to build new lives in our community. Becoming a sustaining donor is a great way to help ensure the stability and effectiveness of local ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

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.

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ volunteer Hanat Balimuttajjo has served the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Turlock/Modesto as a volunteer since September 2018. A native of Uganda who grew up in England, Hanat taught English in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia before coming to the United States in December 2017.

This World Refugee Day–and every day–let’s ensure we fight for refugees, learn from them, and do everything in our power to keep our country’s doors open to those in need of safety and protection. Here are three ways to take action locally in honor World Refugee Day.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and the LA Public Library bring together your World Refugee Day reading list – Major works by refugee authors that have made an indelible impact to our society, or have brought to life the refugee experience to the United States and to the World.

On Saturday, June 15, refugees gathered for the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Salt Lake City’s annual Refugee Health Fair to learn more about navigating the healthcare system, mental health, healthy relationships, and nutrition.

Through the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Salt Lake City’s early employment program, Iver, an asylee from Venezuela, found a job in his preferred field as he and his family began their life in the United States.