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The Incredible Refugee Behind Cedar Coffee and Sweet Tooth

December 4, 2025 | Comments Off on The Incredible Refugee Behind Cedar Coffee and Sweet Tooth

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Just across the Monroe Street Bridge sits a small, beloved café called Cedar Coffee. Visitors are greeted by the aroma of rich brews and fresh pastries, and can even purchase coffee beans sourced from around the world. But what’s the story behind this local favorite shop? It begins with…

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The Incredible Refugee Behind Cedar Coffee and Sweet Tooth

December 4, 2025

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Just across the Monroe Street Bridge sits a small, beloved café called Cedar Coffee.…

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Ziporah’s Story of Rediscovering World Relief, the Organization That Changed Her Life

November 5, 2025

Ziporah was wandering through the rows of booths at the local fair when a familiar logo suddenly caught her eye:…

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Lyn’s Story: A Volunteer’s Heart for Teaching and Community

September 30, 2025

Spokane Volunteer helping refugee families

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In the Media

Spokane refugee aid groups lose federal contracts; status unclear for more than 400 fleeing danger and previously set to come to Inland NW

March 3, 2025

World Relief Spokane confirmed on Friday that the administration of President Donald Trump canceled its contract to resettle refugees in the Inland Northwest despite a court ruling pausing Trump’s executive order halting the refugee process.

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Zia story: I was born in war

Fleeing the Taliban: former Afghan journalist shares his journey two years after fleeing his home country

February 3, 2025

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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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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