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How many people do you know with three names?  Probably none. Well, now you do…

The Garden City community is invited to attend one of the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡'s upcoming information sessions. The sessions are free and open to the public.

Hosted by the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ and the Kansas Office for Refugees.

Living​ ​in​ ​the​ ​USA,​ ​particularly​ ​in​ ​the​ ​nation’s​ ​capital,​ ​provides​ ​endless​ ​opportunities​ ​to dedicate​ ​time​ ​and​ ​effort​ ​towards​ ​the​ ​refugee​ ​and​ ​asylee​ ​community.​ ​Over​ ​the​ ​summer,​ ​I​ ​was lucky​ ​to​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​this​ ​work​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Asylee​ ​Casework​ ​Intern​ ​with​ ​the​ ​International Rescue​ ​Committee​ ​(̽»¨¾«Ñ¡).​ ​Kind,​ ​genuine​ ​and​ ​dedicated​ ​doesn’t​ ​begin​ ​to​ ​the​ ​scratch​ ​the​ ​surface of​ ​the​ ​̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€‹ ​staff​ ​in​ ​Silver​ ​Spring.​ ​I​ ​had​ ​the​ ​privilege​ ​of​ ​witnessing​ ​and​ ​taking​ ​part​ ​in​ ​clients’ transition​ ​to​ ​the​ ​USA,​ ​and​ ​because​ ​of​ ​this,​ ​I​ ​can​ ​provide​ ​testament​ ​to​ ​the​ ​time​ ​and​ ​effort​ ​that caseworkers​ ​commit​ ​to​ ​each​ ​and​ ​every​ ​client.

Refugee and immigrant community members in the West Hill neighborhood of Kent are growing fresh, organic produce for their families at a brand-new community garden site. Thank you to the countless community partners and volunteers who have brought this exciting project to life!

̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ youth program participants got a taste of the PNW outdoors on a rock climbing field trip with Vertical Generation.

With the help of volunteers from AirBnB, 46 community members applied for U.S. Citizenship at a recent ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Citizenship Workshop.

Rooha Haghar spent this past summer as the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Dallas' first ever Dallas Mayor's Intern Fellow. We asked her to write about her experience both as a client and an intern with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡.

Every Tuesday afternoon, the New Roots Community Farm hosts a Farmers Market where neighborhood residents have the chance to buy the freshest vegetables in the Bronx.

Raffi Gostanian came to the United States from Syria 15 years ago on a student visa. A jazz musician who plays the saxophone and piano, he intended to study music but graduated with a political science degree from William Paterson University. As a front desk volunteer at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ for the last 10 months, Raffi has diligently trekked twice a week from Paterson, home to a large Arab community, to ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s office in Elizabeth.