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Abdulazak’s Story: The Long Journey of a Refugee from Sudan

June 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Abdulazak’s Story: The Long Journey of a Refugee from Sudan
Abdulazak’s Story: The Long Journey of a Refugee from Sudan

The trip was extremely long. Sometimes, Abdulazak’s father would sleep out in the rain after finding a place to shelter the family. It seemed to Abdulazak they could have traveled anywhere in the world by the time the family reached the camp. When he saw the rows of tents, he asked his father, “Is this the United States?”

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Our Stories

GNT and family singing songs.

Good Neighbor Teams: walking together in welcome

November 13, 2023

Good Neighbor Teams (GNT) are a group of individuals who are trained to walk alongside a family for six months as they adjust to life in Spokane. Such a partnership takes responsibility for much of the resettlement process including: acquiring housing, registering for schools and government agencies, locating jobs, etc.

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Suzan is hugged by her children Seti and William.

Souzan’s Story: fleeing religious persecution

November 3, 2023

Souzan held a Bible study in her home.  A seemingly benign, everyday activity. Except… Souzan lived in Iran. She had…

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Eleven Years, Seven Countries, One Home

October 18, 2023

At that moment, Bibi probably didn’t even know Spokane, Washington existed. If someone had told her that her four boys would all be 4.0 students or that she would one day be an American citizen, she might have assumed they were lying, crazy, or both

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A woman places a measuring tape on the shoulder of another person. She is making clothes.

Women’s Empowerment: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

October 10, 2023

Women’s Empowerment seeks to give women agency and decision-making power over their own lives, to instill a sense of intrinsic value that may have been stolen from them, and to ensure their right to influence social change for themselves and others.

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In the Media

Morella shakes hands with a client.

Venezuelan immigrant educates newcomers to help them adjust

May 20, 2024

Since June 2022, Morella Pérez Suels has been education services manager at World Relief Spokane, a resettlement agency that serves immigrants and refugees from many communities, countries and cultures.

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A case manager helping a client find a job.

World Relief expands workforce programs at its new corporate office

April 30, 2024

World Relief Spokane has relocated its corporate office to Spokane Valley in a move designed to improve and expand employer partnerships for the nonprofit organization’s refugee clients, says Development Director Barbara Comito.

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Press Releases

Spokane Valley New Building at Redwood

World Relief Spokane increases resettlement capacity in response to global displacement crisis

August 31, 2023

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

March 10, 2023

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

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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