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.
Every year on August 19, World Humanitarian Day pays tribute and homage to the brave hearts who leave no stone unturned to come forward and work towards a humanitarian cause. The day marks the sacrifice of humanitarian workers who lost their lives while working for humanitarian needs and causes.
ECDC welcomes the bi-partisan introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act in both houses of the 117th Congress this week. “This is a step in the right direction, which, once passed, will give lasting protection to Afghans who risked their lives to support the U.S. mission overseas,” said Tsehaye Teferra, Ph.D., President and CEO.”
Local news in Brattleboro showcases the activities taking place to serve newcomers at the new community center set up by ECDC's branch office in Vermont.
Refugee Integration in Virginia is a project supported by Virginia Humanities designed to inspire through storytelling to capture refugees and community members’ experiences in building community together and showcase the two-way process of integration.
ECDC’s project, funded by Virginia Humanities, is a presentation and discussion about refugee integration in Northern Virginia. The photo and audio exhibit showcase the stories of individuals resettled in Virginia communities and the roles individuals from those communities have played in welcoming them.
Nabil didn't know what to expect when he first arrived in central Wisconsin. He and his wife Amina had just navigated through a flight transfer at Chicago O'Hare alone, with their two young daughters in tow. The family certainly didn't expect to be greeted at the tiny Wisconsin airport by a group of volunteers as well as refugee resettlement staff.
The Uniting for Ukraine program which was set up as a response to the war in Ukraine has resulted in the approval of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian populations displaced from Ukraine to resettle in the U.S. with humanitarian parole status.
In commemoration of World Refugee Day, Department of State officials visited agencies serving refugees, including ECDC’s Silver Spring, Maryland, branch office, to have informal, first-hand discussions with the refugees, community sponsors, and volunteers.
Local news covered a story about a cultural resource event that ECDC's African Community Center in Las Vegas put on together with Catholic Charities, ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20.
