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The State Department launches a new way for ordinary Americans to resettle refugees
The new private sponsorship program will allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor refugees from around the world.
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Biden Administration Invites Ordinary Americans to Help Settle Refugees
The program to speed up refugee arrivals will allow private citizens to sponsor families in their communities after raising funds and undergoing training.
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U.S. Government Announces New Private Sponsorship Program: Welcome Corps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2022 The United States just announced a new private sponsorship program, the Welcome Corps, that will give Americans the opportunity to sponsor refugees from across the world for lifesaving resettlement in the U.S. The program aims to mobilize 10,000 Americans to welcome refugees through private sponsorship in 2023. As more…
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Growth of the Economic Mobility Pathway Project
A number of years ago, The UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner at the time, Alexander Aleinikoff, asked: “Can we envision a world where countries compete to bring refugees in because they are so needed?” Labor mobility is a pathway that can help to make that imagined future a reality. We can already see that future. It’s…
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Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions in Nairobi Provide a Framework for Expanding Programs Reaching Refugee Populations
In an effort to support and strengthen refugee-led organizations (RLOs) in Nairobi, Kenya, RefugePoint recently began bringing together leaders from several community-based organizations (CBOs) for Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions. These sessions allow community-based organizations to connect with one another as well as local government agencies. The Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions also help to bridge the gap between…
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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 Rwandan Genocide and the historic U.S. efforts to resettle refugee children.
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Historic $6M Gift From MacKenzie Scott to RefugePoint will Support Organization’s Mission to Advance Lasting Solutions for At-Risk Refugees
BOSTON, MA — We are thrilled to share that RefugePoint has received a $6 million dollar grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Her gift speaks to our track record of building creative, impactful programs that help at-risk refugees to find lasting solutions. These solutions include relocating refugees in perilous situations to safe countries, reuniting families, and…
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Mental Health Awareness Month
It’s October, so that means it is World Mental Health Awareness month. So why is mental health so important for Black, Indigenous, & People of Color, or BIPOC folks in the United States? BIPOC groups show higher levels of anxiety, depression, and mental illness. What accounts for these high numbers? There are many reasons. Studies…
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Madiha Ali delivers NGO Statement About Self-Reliance at the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme
On October 13, Madiha Ali, a dynamic refugee advocate, and a member of the steering committee of the Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, delivered the NGO Statement for the general debate for the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme (ExCom) in Geneva, Switzerland. The full written statement can be accessed here. The statement highlighted that at this time…
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First-of-its-Kind Pilot Traineeship Program will Train a New Wave of Refugee Resettlement Experts
Violent crises and ongoing persecution around the world have forced well over 100 million people to flee their homes. For refugees who cannot return home or reside safely in the country to which they have fled, resettlement is often the best long-term solution. Resettlement involves permanently relocating refugees to a safe country where they can…