̽»¨¾«Ñ¡

Staff at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Salt Lake City now serve in an additional capacity: community health workers for the Office of Health Disparities helping underserved communities affected by the pandemic access services.

On April 29th, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in Utah—with support from KeyBank—opened our doors to the community, welcoming supporters to tour the new office space, connect with staff, and enjoy a variety of small bites from diverse local businesses.

Niyera, a former refugee and current citizenship tutor at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in Salt Lake City, worked closely with Htay to help her study for her U.S. citizenship exam. Htay just passed her exam this past month.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in Miami and Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) will continue their joint efforts in combating human trafficking across Florida after being awarded a total of $2,366,666 to fund multi-year anti-trafficking programming.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in Salt Lake City continues to support community-wide pandemic response, recently organizing a vaccine clinic with community partners to ensure 87 refugees and new Americans received the first dose of the COVID vaccine.

In response to internal displacement, primarily in the South West region of Cameroon, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ collaborated with two organizations, Authentique Memorial Empowerment Foundation (AMEF) and Reach Out to conduct a multisector needs assessment from September 2-7, 2018.

Join the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in our first ever Virtual Run/Walk for Refugees. The funds raised will support critical services at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, ensuring families have the support they need to thrive in their communities during this time of uncertainty. 

On April 27th, nearly 175 community humanitarians attended Journey to the Wasatch, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in Salt Lake City’s annual spring fundraising party celebrating the journey hundreds of our refugee neighbors undergo to make their home in Utah.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Salt Lake City’s education team partnered with Milad Mozari, an assistant professor at the University of Utah’s College of Architecture & Planning, to collaborate on a virtual reality project for refugee and new American youth attending school in the United States.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s partnership with Education Above All Foundation (EAA)through their Educate A Child (EAC) program, aims to address this education gap through contextual-based solutions that meet the specific needs of children like Hauwa in conflict-affected communities in northeast Nigeria