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Election Outcome: What it could mean for the refugees and other immigrants we serve in Chicagoland

By jmau | November 20, 2024

Our leaders answered pressing questions in a recent town hall, and we summarized some highlights for you.

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Recent Blogs

I was Only Thinking of My Kids

By mlummus | May 7, 2021

Four years ago, Maryam and her kids were in a much different situation than today. The family left their home in Dahok, Iraq the year ISIS took over Mosul (50 miles to the south) and killed thousands of Yazidi people in Sinjar (a hundred miles…

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A 3-Minute Peek Into The 2021 Global Gala

By mlummus | April 28, 2021

To access the full-length Global Gala video will all the stories, please email chicagoland@wr.org to request access. To make a donation to help immigrants and refugees rebuild their lives click the donate button at the top of the screen. Thank…

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Reyna’s Story

By mlummus | April 28, 2021

Your gift gives back   “At the beginning of this pandemic, everything we were doing as an EMT became 10 times harder.”  Twenty-six-year-old Reyna has been working as an EMT and front-line worker throughout the Covid-19 crisis. It is hard to imagine…

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Get to Know Our Staff: Haiti

By worldrelief | April 15, 2021

In 2021, we’re giving you the inside scoop on the work World Relief is doing in communities around the world through a new series called, Get to Know Our Staff.  Today, we’re excited to introduce you to Esther Pyram, World…

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