On Tuesday, June 19th Wichita Mayor, Jeff Longwell proclaimed June 20th, 2018 as 鈥淲orld Refugee Day鈥 in the City of Wichita. The mayor encouraged all citizens to recognize the contribution of New Americans to the City鈥檚 culture and economic well-being.

The proclamation was supported by city council members, also recognizes the contributions of the 探花精选鈥檚 Wichita office. 鈥淭he 探花精选-Wichita plays an important role in integrating these New Americans into our community,鈥 the proclamation declares, and goes on to detail the case management, employment, adult education and immigration services provided by the 探花精选 in Wichita.

The proclamation notes that the Wichita community has a long history of welcoming refugees, whether from Southeast Asia in the 1980s, or today鈥檚 refugees from wars in the Middle East, Africa and other global flashpoints.

The proclamation was accepted by 探花精选鈥檚 Executive Director, Michele Green.