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Cultural Idioms of Distress; Refugees’ Perspectives
As counselors at RefugePoint, we see clients who suffer from a wide range of issues, from mild mental health challenges to severe mental illness. Many clients with mental health challenges express signs of distress in their lives. While most clients are able to recover from these challenges, some find it more difficult to bounce back…
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Afghan Evacuees To Resettle In Mass. With Help From Private Citizens Under New Program
“The State Department created the [Sponsor Circle Program] with Community Sponsorship Hub… They were aided by RefugePoint, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that has spent decades identifying Afghan refugees abroad to resettle.”
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State Dept. Expands Domestic Afghan Refugee Resettlement Efforts
The State Dept. is now allowing private citizens to sponsor Afghan refugees. RefugePoint Founder & CEO, Sasha Chanoff, joined Joe Fryer and Savannah Sellers on Morning News NOW with how it works and how you can help.
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Biden Admin. to allow private sponsors to help Afghan refugee resettlement
CBS’s Natalie Brand spoke with RefugePoint founder and CEO, Sasha Chanoff, to discuss the Sponsor Circle Program.
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RefugePoint Joins a Coalition that Will Revolutionize U.S. Resettlement
Today, the U.S. Department of State announced the launch of the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans, which will revolutionize the way Americans support refugees.
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White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees
The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases where they’ve been living for weeks and into permanent homes, an official leading the effort told CNN.
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Advancing Refugee Self-Reliance Solutions through Case Management
Self-reliance involves stabilizing refugees in the countries to which they have fled and helping them regain the ability to meet their essential needs and reduce dependence on assistance. The case management process is one tool that helps us to guide our interaction with client households in Nairobi, Kenya as they work towards achieving self-reliance. During…
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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 Founder and Executive Director, about our efforts to support Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban.
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Biden Administration Increases Refugee Admissions to 125,000 for FY 2022
Today, the Biden Administration announced its commitment to bolstering the U.S. refugee resettlement system by raising refugee admissions to 125,000 individuals during fiscal year 2022. This is a critical step towards rebuilding a dismantled system that provides life-saving support for those fleeing persecution, human rights abuses, and violent conflict. RefugePoint welcomes this announcement and encourages…
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Getting Food Support to the Refugees who need it
By James Ochweri, Communications Officer It’s the first week of December 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic is still ravaging the world. A group of people sits quietly in a church hall in Nairobi’s Kasarani area, awaiting our arrival. In front of them, sit bale after bale of dry food. It’s food distribution day for RefugePoint’s…