Topic: Volunteers

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Dec 8, 2017

New Refugee-Themed Children’s Book Raises Awareness and Empathy

New Refugee-Themed Children’s Book Raises Awareness and Empathy Rosie and Warda and the Big Tent, a refugee-themed children’s book, is a story about the importance of acknowledging and honoring cultural differences while understanding that we also all share much more in common than we may initially realize.

Dec 1, 2017

Why We Welcomed Refugees into Our Home on Thanksgiving

Why We Welcomed Refugees into Our Home on Thanksgiving Hearing of their experiences brought home the many reasons we have to be truly thankful; for our freedoms, for our opportunities, for the comforts we enjoy.

Nov 27, 2017

Interfaith Groups Welcome Afghan Refugee Family to Delaware

Interfaith Groups Welcome Afghan Refugee Family to Delaware “Whether it’s a single congregation or multiple congregations, when you can say ‘this is my family now, and I will do everything I would do as if I was helping my own family member,’ that level of responsibility lasts over time.”

Nov 22, 2017

SLIDESHOW: Refugees Get a Taste of America at First Thanksgiving Dinners

SLIDESHOW: Refugees Get a Taste of America at First Thanksgiving Dinners Across the country, newly arrived refugees are celebrating their first Thanksgiving and learning about American culture with the help of volunteers and community members.

Oct 11, 2017

Why One California Lawyer Returned to Greece to Help Refugees

Why One California Lawyer Returned to Greece to Help Refugees “I had never met a Syrian, Iraqi or Afghan person before,” said Paula Kasler, a northern California-based lawyer.

Sep 15, 2017

SLIDESHOW: In Front of U.S. Capitol, Advocates Call for a Sweet New Year for Refugees

SLIDESHOW: In Front of U.S. Capitol,  Advocates Call for a Sweet New Year for Refugees More than 50 young professionals from across the Washington D.C. area gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol.

Sep 12, 2017

In the Bay Area, Fiddler on the Roof Raises Money for Refugees

In the Bay Area, Fiddler on the Roof Raises Money for Refugees Matching the story of the Jewish village of Anatevka with the 136-year-old global Jewish nonprofit that protects refugees was a no-brainer.

Aug 14, 2017

At Muslim-Owned Brooklyn Deli, Breaking Bread to Support Refugees

At Muslim-Owned Brooklyn Deli, Breaking Bread to Support Refugees “It's always easier to understand the unfamiliar when you sit down and break bread together.”

Jul 31, 2017

Washington-Area Congregations Forge Partnerships To Support Refugees

Washington-Area Congregations Forge Partnerships To Support Refugees “Before we would sit around and talk about who we are and what we stand for. Now we have been able to act.”

Jul 12, 2017

The Sister I Never Had Is A Syrian Refugee

The Sister I Never Had Is A Syrian Refugee We studied, we planned and we explored how we could help a Syrian family. What I could not envision was how they would help me.

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