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How Youth are Impacting the Lives of Refugees

This is a guest blog written by Anne Quetua, Leader of the Youth Advocacy Board at Wheaton North High School We are the Youth Board for World Relief, a dedicated group of high school students committed to engaging our peers in supporting local refugees. My personal journey with World Relief Chicagoland was inspired by my…

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Getting Ready for a Career

As we focus on how learning English provides new strength for refugees and other immigrants this month, Heather Davis, Job & Career Readiness Manager on staff in Chicagoland, sat with us to answer some questions about Workforce Readiness English Classes. If you are looking to find out how to join one of our English classes,…

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Omar Comes Home

In late 2023, Mahmoud and his family resettled in the U.S. Once here, they endured a challenging period of separation. The World Relief community walked with them.

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Why Citizenship?

As we focus on individuals who are seeking pathways to citizenship this month, Carmen Osorio, a DOJ Accredited Representative on staff in Chicagoland, sat with us to answer some questions about citizenship. To find out more about the process of naturalization, please read more here. Thank you for learning more with us and hearing from…

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Survive, Adapt, Rebuild

Mustafa and Dalia’s journey from their home in Syria to a new home in the U.S. lasted a decade. When they arrived, the process of adaptation continued for their family.

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Education Matters: Lessons Learned from a Volunteer Tutor

Meet Clare Spaulding! Originally from a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, she’s lived in Chicagoland for nearly eight years. Clare works at Communities In Schools of Chicago, an education non-profit that partners with 238 Chicago Public Schools to provide no-cost programming. She resides in Lincoln Park with her husband of 2.5 years, both active members of…

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The Road to Resilience: Part 3

How Immigrants Adapt with Support from our Counseling Center: The Invisible Load Written by Sonnie Mwangi, Mental Health Counselor & Christine Cummings, Director of Counseling Center Counselors understand that refugees and other immigrants carry more than the physical weight of their luggage when they arrive. There is an invisible load they carry of all that…

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The Road to Resilience: Part 2

How Immigrants Adapt with Support from our Counseling Center: Identity and Status Change Written by Sonnie Mwangi, Mental Health Counselor & Christine Cummings, Director of Counseling Center As we continue the series on how immigrants adapt to life in the U.S., we’d love to explore identity and status change. In addition to the basic environmental…

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