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.
Wausau Schools has been a strong partner with ECDC since the planning stage before its branch office was opened in Wausau, Wisconsin, in November 2021. Wausau Schools produced this video which showcases how much thought and care fellow students and the school community have put into ensuring new students feel included and supported to be happy and successful.
Yesterday, the President of the United States announced the government’s plan to provide more than $1 billion in funding towards humanitarian assistance to Ukrainians affected by the war and to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees to the United States through a range of legal pathways.
Local news covered this story of ECDC's branch office in Wausau, Wisconsin.
