We have blankets, shoes, sandals, and jackets! Noor Women's Association paid for the blankets and the jackets. Saleh Najah donated the rest. He brought shirts, pants and dresses this week. Hopefully we will have enough volunteers to deliver them to the refugee families. People: we need help to …
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What does it take to come to America as a Refugee?
Step 1 Determining Refugee Status A refugee is someone who has fled from his or her home country and cannot return because he or she has a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Vetting …
Resettlement experts to give ‘Refugee 101’ talk at Or Chadash
Jeffrey Cornish wants to dispel the myth that refugees in the United States are a threat and a burden to society. “We need … to change the conversation about refugees,” says Cornish, the director of the International Rescue Committee in Tucson. “These people have fled oppression and the terror …