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AP: Their lives were torn apart by war in Africa. A family hopes a new US program will help them reunite
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AP: Their lives were torn apart by war in Africa. A family hopes a new US program will help them reunite

Worried about his mother’s health, Jacob Mabil tried for months to p...

NPR: The State Department launches a new way for ordinary Americans to resettle refugees
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NPR: The State Department launches a new way for ordinary Americans to resettle refugees

The new private sponsorship program will allow U.S. citizens and perma...

New York Times: Biden Administration Invites Ordinary Americans to Help Settle Refugees
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New York Times: Biden Administration Invites Ordinary Americans to Help Settle Refugees

The program to speed up refugee arrivals will allow private citizens t...

Deseret: Perspective: In the U.S., I found what the Rwandan genocide stole from me: a home. I hope others are allowed to find it too.
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Deseret: Perspective: In the U.S., I found what the Rwandan genocide stole from me: a home. I hope others are allowed to find it too.

Our board member, Edith Tye, recalls her experience fleeing the Rwanda...

AP: New model to enlist regular Americans to resettle refugees
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AP: New model to enlist regular Americans to resettle refugees

Experts say the private sponsorship model could transform the way Amer...

Inside Philanthropy: Charities Aiding Immigrants and Refugees Fare Better When They Raise Money From Private Sources
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Inside Philanthropy: Charities Aiding Immigrants and Refugees Fare Better When They Raise Money From Private Sources

Many American charities that work to help immigrants and refugees have...

Impact Room: Tipping point: why we need new solutions for refugees
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Impact Room: Tipping point: why we need new solutions for refugees

We need new solutions for refugees. RefugePoint’s CEO, Sasha Chanoff...

WBUR: I will never stop fighting for Afghan women
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WBUR: I will never stop fighting for Afghan women

As a lawyer and activist, Humaira Rasuli has fought for women’s righ...

Christian Science Monitor: Sponsor Circle opens hearts and homes to Afghan refugees
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Christian Science Monitor: Sponsor Circle opens hearts and homes to Afghan refugees

Mr. Mohammadi, age 20, is one of more than 80,000 Afghans airlifted to...

Forward: ‘Our house is your house’: Meet the Florida rabbi hosting a family of Ukrainian refugees
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Forward: ‘Our house is your house’: Meet the Florida rabbi hosting a family of Ukrainian refugees

Many if not most of the 2 million Ukrainians who have flooded into Pol...

NPR’s Morning Edition: The State Department makes it easier for anyone to help resettle refugees
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NPR’s Morning Edition: The State Department makes it easier for anyone to help resettle refugees

RefugePoint's Founder and CEO, Sasha Chanoff, recently spoke with NPR'...

WBUR: As millions of Ukrainians flee the war, family reunification and resettlement efforts are underway here
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WBUR: As millions of Ukrainians flee the war, family reunification and resettlement efforts are underway here

WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy speaks with Sasha Chanoff, f...

New York Times: U.S. Will Welcome Up to 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
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New York Times: U.S. Will Welcome Up to 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees

"With European nations under stress from three million new refugees, t...

WBUR: Millions of people have fled Ukraine. We need a plan to reunite families
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WBUR: Millions of people have fled Ukraine. We need a plan to reunite families

"A 4-year-old Ukrainian boy named Max wearing a black jacket and gray...

Washington Post: A rabbi decided to sponsor an Afghan refugee family. When he needed a hand, he brought in a mosque and a church.
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Washington Post: A rabbi decided to sponsor an Afghan refugee family. When he needed a hand, he brought in a mosque and a church.

"Adam Raskin, a rabbi at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Md., knew...

NBC News: Thousands of Afghan refugees on U.S. bases wait for Americans to welcome them home
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NBC News: Thousands of Afghan refugees on U.S. bases wait for Americans to welcome them home

"An American host helped my family thrive after we escaped from Afghan...

WGBH: Afghan Evacuees To Resettle In Mass. With Help From Private Citizens Under New Program
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WGBH: Afghan Evacuees To Resettle In Mass. With Help From Private Citizens Under New Program

"The State Department created the [Sponsor Circle Program] with Commun...

NBC News: State Dept. Expands Domestic Afghan Refugee Resettlement Efforts
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NBC News: State Dept. Expands Domestic Afghan Refugee Resettlement Efforts

The State Dept. is now allowing private citizens to sponsor Afghan ref...

CBS: Biden Admin. to allow private sponsors to help Afghan refugee resettlement
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CBS: Biden Admin. to allow private sponsors to help Afghan refugee resettlement

CBS's Natalie Brand spoke with RefugePoint founder and CEO, Sasha Chan...

CNN: White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees
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CNN: White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees

The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle t...

CBS News: More Than 20,000 Afghans Who Fled Their Home Country Have Arrived In The U.S.
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CBS News: More Than 20,000 Afghans Who Fled Their Home Country Have Arrived In The U.S.

Natalie Brand from CBS News interviewed Sasha Chanoff, RefugePoint's F...

WBUR: Trump Takes Actions On Immigration, Refugees.
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WBUR: Trump Takes Actions On Immigration, Refugees.

WBUR Radio Boston: Trump Takes Actions On Immigration, Refugees. Sasha...

Huffington Post: A Message To All Those Who Care About Refugees, by Sasha Chanoff
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Huffington Post: A Message To All Those Who Care About Refugees, by Sasha Chanoff

Huffington Post 2016: A Message To All Those Who Care About Refugees,...

WBUR: Refugee Resettlement: How it Works, And Why We Do It
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WBUR: Refugee Resettlement: How it Works, And Why We Do It

WBUR/Congoscenti 2015: Refugee Resettlement: How It Works, And Why We...

WBUR: How Are Refugees Screened In Massachusetts?
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WBUR: How Are Refugees Screened In Massachusetts?

WBUR/Radio Boston 2015: How Are Refugees Screened In Massachusetts? S...

Boston Globe: A Lost Girl Shares Her Story
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Boston Globe: A Lost Girl Shares Her Story

Boston Globe 2014: A Lost Girl Shares Her Story

The Moth: An Impossible Choice
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The Moth: An Impossible Choice

The Moth 2014: An Impossible Choice

ABC News: A Place Called Home: A Refugee Family’s Journey of Hope
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ABC News: A Place Called Home: A Refugee Family’s Journey of Hope

ABC World News 2013: ABC World News revisits their 2010 resettlement ...

WBUR: Displacement Can Last a Lifetime For Many Refugees
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WBUR: Displacement Can Last a Lifetime For Many Refugees

NPR/WBUR Here and Now 2013: Founder and Executive Director Sasha Chan...

60 Minutes: The Lost Boys of Sudan: 12 Years Later
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60 Minutes: The Lost Boys of Sudan: 12 Years Later

60 Minutes 2013: 12 years after airing a special on the historic rese...

WBUR: Adolescent Girl Refugees Face Greatest Risks
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WBUR: Adolescent Girl Refugees Face Greatest Risks

NPR/WBUR Here and Now 2013: Founder and Executive Director Sasha Chano...

Boston Globe: How the lost girls became the forgotten girls
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Boston Globe: How the lost girls became the forgotten girls

Boston Globe 2013: Founder and Executive Director Sasha Chanoff write...

Huffington Post: Election day in Kenya, Communications Officer Cheryl Hamilton writes about one refugee boy and his mother’s hope for his future
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Huffington Post: Election day in Kenya, Communications Officer Cheryl Hamilton writes about one refugee boy and his mother’s hope for his future

Huffington Post 2013: Election day in Kenya, Communications Officer C...

Huffington Post: Refugee Finds His Parents Alive After Seventeen Years
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Huffington Post: Refugee Finds His Parents Alive After Seventeen Years

Huffington Post 2012: Founder and Executive Director Sasha Chanoff bl...

New York Times Magazine: New York Times Magazine follows a RefugePoint social worker on food distribution day, part of our life-saving urban refugee protection program.
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New York Times Magazine: New York Times Magazine follows a RefugePoint social worker on food distribution day, part of our life-saving urban refugee protection program.

New York Times Magazine 2011: New York Times Magazine follows a Refu...

ABC News: From Darfur to Martha’s Vineyard
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ABC News: From Darfur to Martha’s Vineyard

ABC World News 2010: ABC World News covers the resettlement of one Da...

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