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World Relief Welcomes Announcement of Ukrainian Refugee Resettlement and Humanitarian Assistance, Urges Broader Welcome
March 24, 2022 CONTACT:Audrey Gardenaudrey.garden@pinkston.co571-405-1606 BALTIMORE – Today, President Biden announced a plan to admit as many as 100,000 Ukrainians to the United States as refugees and through other means. In addition, the United States is committing to provide more than $1 billion in new funding towards humanitarian assistance for those affected by Russia’s war in…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Impact on the World’s Poor
Over the past two years, COVID-19 has grown into one of the greatest humanitarian issues in recorded history. In this report, we lay out the devastating effects economically, socially, emotionally and physically, and how we can respond with compassionate, thoughtful action. Overview From 1990 until 2015 we witnessed a consistent downward trend of global poverty…
Read MoreOur view: Welcoming the stranger
Winston-Salem Journal // A letter soliciting support from members of Congress — including our own Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis — will, we hope, be influential. Its cause is compassionate and just. The letter, signed by more than 70 evangelical pastors, leaders and church members — participants in the Evangelical Immigration Table — urges…
Read MoreThree Ways to Care for Children Orphaned by COVID-19
Image: Taylor Brandon / Unsplash By Lanre Williams-Ayedun In this brand new report, World Relief’s Lanre Williams-Ayedun, expounds on the impact of COVID-19 and how we can help. Read more
Read MoreThe Gift of Friendship – Welcome Club for Refugee Students
The little moments that create welcoming communities can make the largest impact in the life of a refugee child. As part of World Relief Sacramento’s Children and Youth Department highlight, we attended Welcome Club, a weekly afterschool program that focuses on character development and cultural engagement. Students learned about the gift of friendship and love…
Read MoreWe need equity and justice in vaccine distribution. The church can help.
Image: AP Photo / Marta Lavandier By Myal Greene, Lanre Williams-Ayedun Though we in the United States seem to be on the downslope of the latest surge of COVID-19, many countries are still in the thick of the fight against the omicron variant. Scientists warn that another variant could send our numbers back up at any time.…
Read MoreFinding Hope in “DACA” – Interview with Jazmin
Creating belonging happens in so many ways in Sacramento. Jazmin grew up believing she wouldn’t have the opportunity to graduate from college and start a full-time career. When she was a junior in high school, she met with the Immigration Legal Services team at World Relief Sacramento who helped her apply for Deferred Action for…
Read MoreWhat is “DACA” ?
by Anna Colby Staff Attorney, World Relief Sacramento “DACA.” The word gets thrown around in the news all the time, yet lately it has seemed to be used more as a political bartering tool than as a reminder of the real people immigration policies affect. DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It is…
Read MoreRefugee family settles in Winston-Salem after long journey from Afghanistan.
Recent arrival and client of World Relief Triad, Ali Rahmani shares his story about his journey from Afghanistan. World Relief Triad works to integrate refugees and immigrants, like Ali, in their transition to the United States. But this is not the client’s first time being displaced. The first time, he said, was when he was…
Read MoreIt’s Been a Hard Year. These 3 Charities Could Use Your Help.
Image: Matija Medved by Tish Harrison Warren / New York Times I confess that to me, Christmas shopping can feel mostly like another chore in a busy December. But I love to give gifts that make the world a better place. Years ago, I took up a practice of donating to worthy organizations in people’s…
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