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Volunteer Appreciation Week: Because Hope Moves Through People

April 8, 2026 | Comments Off on Volunteer Appreciation Week: Because Hope Moves Through People

During National Volunteer Week April 19-25, World Relief Memphis celebrates the volunteers who make this work possible in our city. Volunteers extend the reach of our staff, strengthen local churches and walk alongside refugee and immigrant families as they rebuild their lives.

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Senior Spotlight: Gabriel Lenge is chasing the goal

May 4, 2021

This year, we have a number of students graduating from high school, many of them being the first ones to do so…

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8 TED Talks to add to your summer watch-list

May 3, 2021

We know that sometimes it can be hard to cut through the noise that arises around the subject of immigration, asylum…

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Holding hands

A Good Neighbor

April 19, 2021

To close out Volunteer Appreciation Month, we spoke to one of our Good Neighbor Teams about their experience welcoming a…

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Melissa sews with her grandmother outside following COVID protocols.

Coming full circle: how sewing tied one volunteer back to her family roots

April 13, 2021

In 1949, a young Yugoslavian man left war-torn Europe with all that he had in the search of a better life. Rather than…

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Q&A with local artist with Whitney Winkler

April 13, 2021

The Lord has continued to bless us this year, and we are so excited to announce that one way in…

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Volunteer with two children

How one volunteer goes above and beyond for his fellow immigrants

April 8, 2021

One volunteer, Arrey, makes sure to give back to his fellow immigrants in any way we can.

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