Dorian: DACA Recipient is Optimistic Despite Immense Odds
Today, June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court made the decision to uphold DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and protect Dreamers. A permanent decision still needs to be reached in Congress, but today we celebrate with the young men and women across the country who can continue contributing to our communities and long for a…
Read MoreWorld Relief Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling Challenging Trump Administration Attempt to Terminate DACA
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***June 18, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren CarlLauren.carl@pinkston.co703-388-6734 BALTIMORE – Today, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court challenged the process by which the Trump administration sought to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which since 2012 has allowed roughly 800,000 individuals who were brought to the United States as children to…
Read MoreWorld Relief Honors Refugees’ Resilience & Sacrifice for World Refugee Day 2020
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***June 17, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren CarlLauren.carl@pinkston.co703-388-6734 BALTIMORE – This week, World Relief is marking World Refugee Day 2020, which is annually commemorated on June 20, with a number of activities, including the launch of an online Facebook Live event called, “Creating Welcome with Story,” on Wednesday, June 17 at 4 p.m. EST. This conversation…
Read MoreWorld Refugee Day 2020
June was first declared as World Refugee Awareness Month in 2001 culminating in World Refugee Day June 20th. Since then, June has been a time to acknowledge strength, courage, perseverance and resilience of millions of past and present refugees who live around the globe, including here in Memphis! Refugees are men, women, children who have…
Read MoreIt Takes a Village
It was 3 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon when we got the call. A woman in the Congolese community had contracted COVID-19 — the first of what would turn out to be many cases for the Congolese living in the Quad Cities area. My mind raced with questions as we worked to determine the best…
Read MoreLIVE UPDATES: World Relief Responds to COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, it’s effect on individuals and communities across the globe only grows. Though our world may be changing every day, our mission at World Relief remains unchanged.
Read MoreAn Invitation to Reflection
Last week, our U.S. staff gathered together for a time of prayer and lament for the life of George Floyd and the many others who have lost their lives due to systemic racism this year. World Relief’s Karen Gonzalez led our team through a devotional on the Emmaus Road and challenged us all to be…
Read MoreAsylum Program |Programa de Asilo
What is World Relief’s Asylum Program? | ¿Que es el Programa de Asilo? World Relief Memphis offers the following support programs to individuals and families granted asylum into the United States. World Relief Memphis ofrece los siguientes programas de apoyo a individuos y familiares que han obtenido el estatus de asilo en los Estados Unidos. Employment…
Read MoreVoices from the Field: COVID-19
Over the last several months, our International Country Directors have recorded video messages to update us on how things are going for their teams and beneficiaries and to encourage those of us living in the U.S. In times like these, we are grateful for technology that keeps us connected as we weather this pandemic together. …
Read MoreWorld Relief Calls on Church to Rise Up for Biblical Justice in the Face of Ongoing Racism
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***June 3, 2020 CONTACT:Lauren CarlLauren.carl@pinkston.co703-388-6734 BALTIMORE – World Relief has worked for over 75 years in the U.S. and in 100 countries throughout the world to stand with vulnerable people of every background. Today, we stand grieving in the face of the effects of the racial injustices that have, for too long, plagued our own nation. Sadly, racism is not new, but we have…
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