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In the coming weeks, we anticipate welcoming our 30,000th refugee arrival—a testament to Georgia's commitment to fostering a beloved community that reflects—and celebrates—our common humanity, inspired by Dr. King’s vision. This milestone is not just a number but a symbol of hope and resilience for those seeking refuge from conflict and persecution.

With the help of Pioneer Natural Resources, Dallas-area refugee gardeners have clean beds to garden, and the appropriate tools to do so.

This March, the ̽����ѡ in Silver Spring moved to 8737 Colesville Road in Silver Spring and rebranded as the ̽����ѡ in Silver Spring: Welcome Center for Immigrants and Refugees. After 17 years of service, the ̽����ѡ in Silver Spring reflects on its history and growth in the community.

̽����ѡ Turlock’s Vocational ESL classroom transformed into a job fair on April 8th, as human resources directors, tech company managers and other community volunteers coached local refugees on their professional skills and interests at ̽����ѡ’s Modesto site. 

The working paper "Cash and Small Business Groups for Ugandans and Refugees" details learnings from the ̽����ѡ and IKEA Foundation's Re:BUiLD programme, and finds that cash grants substantially improve business outcomes for men, women, refugees, and hosts. Combining mentorship with cash has an additional positive effect for refugee men, but a negative effect relative to cash alone for women who run higher-profit businesses. Mentors with higher baseline profits significantly improve mentees' business outcomes, while differences across group gender and nationality compositions are small. The shared fate addition worsens early outcomes in aligned groups but does not affect mixed groups.