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Luckily, she wasn’t alone. With support and assistance from her Good Neighbor Team, Robina successfully found an apartment, enrolled her children in school, and attended medical appointments. In the process, a genuine friendship blossomed between Robina and the kids, and their support team.
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Intern First Impressions: You cannot be an expert here.
Spokane is filled with people to learn about and be inspired by. Those chances are only heightened when interacting with people who come from different backgrounds.
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Separated by War, United by Grace
Naomi’s family was separated from before she was aware of her own age, from before she could understand why there was war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Stronger Together: Olympian Susie Luby
Susie Luby, who won the bronze medal in Alpine downhill skiing in 1972, started volunteering for World Relief Spokane in February of this year. Before that, she said the refugee situation wasn’t really on her radar. “Not at all.”
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Faster, Higher Stronger – Together
What does being a world-class athlete have to do with volunteering at World Relief? As it turns out, way more than we expected.
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Fleeing the Taliban: former Afghan journalist shares his journey two years after fleeing his home country
In 2016, moments after speaking on a TV interview about the dangers of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Zia Danesh’s car was bombed on his way home.
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Uncertainty looms for Spokane nonprofit amid Trump Administration’s refugee policies
SPOKANE, Wash. — A local organization that works to support immigrants and refugees in Spokane is wondering about its future in the face of Trump’s recent executive orders.
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World Relief Spokane increases resettlement capacity in response to global displacement crisis
August 30, 2023 – Spokane, WA – With more than 110 million people forced to flee their homes worldwide due…
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World Relief Promotes Refugee Resettlement Efforts in Spokane and Advocates for Greater Community Engagement
Matthew Soerens, Vice President for Advocacy and Policy at World Relief and coauthor of Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion and…
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World Relief Mobilizes to Provide Immediate Support to Devastated Communities in Wake of Turkey and Syria Earthquake
February 7, 2023 CONTACT:Pinkston Teamwr@pinkston.co Baltimore, Md. – In the wake of a devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, World…
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