Arlington, Va. -The SHERR (Supporting Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement) program, in which ECDC is a consortium partner, organized a national workshop in early November. The workshop drew participation from representatives of all national refugee resettlement agencies, 65 higher education institutions, federal and state agencies, and non-profit organizations.
The Thanksgiving event to welcome newly arrived refugees hosted by ECDC’s branch office in Denver was covered by CPR News.
The Aurora Sentinel covered the Thanksgiving event hosted by ECDC’s branch office in Denver, Colorado.
USA Today covered ECDC’s Refugees’ First Thanksgiving event which took place in Arlington, Virginia.
Rocky Mountain PBS covered the Thanksgiving event that ECDC’s branch office in Denver, Colorado hosted for newly arrived refugees.
Voice of America produced a story about refugees from around the world who resettled in the Washington area getting together to celebrate their first Thanksgiving in the United States, hosted by ECDC’s African Community Center DC Metro.
Channel WUSA9 covered the First Thanksgiving event organized by ECDC’s branch office in Arlington, Virginia.
The Washington Post covered ECDC ACC DC Metro’s Thanksgiving event to welcome Afghan and other refugees.
Local news covered the announcement that Joe Wiah, ECDC’s Multicultural Community Center – Brattleboro Director, will be honored by the Vermont Community Foundation with the Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial Community Leadership.