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We provide many opportunities to get involved and send a message of hope to refugees in our community.

Right now, more than ever, it feels as if everyone in the world could use a hug from their mother, grandmother, or someone else who feels like a mother to them. This Mother’s Day we got the chance to celebrate these women who mean so much to us all, including the many refugee mothers who inspire us daily.

In September 2018, a man from the DRC arrived in Wichita, Kansas with his wife and four children. Today, he and his wife work full time, all their children attend school and the family has purchased their own car. Now he is giving help to other refugees.

Staff at the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring welcome a Syrian family to the Washington, DC area amid turmoil surrounding the Executive Order.

Students at Sabot Stony Point deliver over 300 school supplies to the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Richmond

A recap of our August 20th Fly with Me: Kite Flying and Kite Making event to mark a year since the fall of Kabul and in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan.

This March, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring moved to 8737 Colesville Road in Silver Spring and rebranded as the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring: Welcome Center for Immigrants and Refugees. After 17 years of service, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Silver Spring reflects on its history and growth in the community.

Donate to the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in Boise to support refugees and asylum seekers as they rebuild their lives in Idaho.

New GenR member Jenny Ma writes about how she got involved and her first Food Stories: From Burma to the Bay event.

This World Refugee Day, we are reaching back in history and taking inspiration from seven extraordinary individuals, among many over the years, who have stood with refugees. They have shown that progress is possible, even when the odds can feel too great to overcome.