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2023 YEAR IN REVIEW

It’s no exaggeration: World Relief Wisconsin experiences ‘outpouring of support’ during uncertain time

February 21, 2025 | Comments Off

Donors, volunteers, churches and community organizations have responded swiftly and generously in the weeks since abrupt policy changes and executive orders altered the course of refugee resettlement across the state and nation.

Tragic drowning at Mexico-US border should shake us from our complacency

July 1, 2019

Many of us were horrified on Tuesday to see the picture of the bodies of a Salvadoran father, Oscar Martinez Ramirez, and his 2-year-old daughter, Valeria, washed up on the banks of the Rio Grande in Mexico.

A Prayer for Oscar & Valeria

June 27, 2019

How long must we wait, oh Lord?

For mercy
For justice
For action

How long did Oscar wait?
Valeria atop his back
Holding tight to her daddy.

World Refugee Day 2019

June 20, 2019

On World Refugee Day we want to shine a light on the individuals, from multiple countries who have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety and future.

A Call to Stand for Religious Freedom

June 20, 2019

Today, June 20th, marks World Refugee Day. According to just released data by UNHCR, there are more than 70 million displaced persons around the world.