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January Community Impact Newsletter

January 28, 2025 | Comments Off on January Community Impact Newsletter

On January 20, 2025, an Executive Order from the White House temporarily suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), pending a 90-day review. This pause is a serious blow to thousands of refugees hoping to find safety and a new beginning in the Sacramento region, as well as to those already here who are waiting to be reunited with loved ones.

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World Relief Responds to Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Immigration Reform

January 20, 2021

January 20, 2021 CONTACT:Lauren Carllauren.carl@pinkston.co(703) 388-6734 BALTIMORE  – Today, President Biden proposed an immigration bill that would provide an 8…

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When Persistence Pays Off

December 17, 2020

Our refugee women’s English class had been in session for two weeks when they came, a couple from Afghanistan inquiring…

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Bringing Our Voices Together

July 31, 2019

Our office just wrapped up its second year of World Refugee Day celebrations where we partnered with local organizations to commemorate the…

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Pedal to Resettle Rider Highlight: Meet Paul Sassenrath

March 28, 2019

Paul is a World Relief Sacramento volunteer, advisory council member and a Pedal to Resettle 2019 rider. We asked him…

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Reflections from the US-Mexico Border

February 4, 2019

Last week World Relief Sacramento’s Office Director, Kerry Ham, visited asylum seekers at the United States-Mexico border. He and pastors…

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Winter Cup 2018

December 12, 2018

Saturday, December 8th, we hosted our first refugee youth soccer tournament—The Winter Cup 2018—at the San Juan Soccer Club Futsal facility in…

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