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Press Release: RefugePoint Joins Welcome.US Effort to Mobilize 100,000 Americans to Sponsor Ukrainians Seeking Refuge in the United States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Following the Announcement of Uniting for Ukraine program, nearly 70 organizations sign on to historic effort to support people fleeing Ukraine Following the announcement from the Biden-Harris Administration that people fleeing Ukraine will be eligible for humanitarian parole in the United States with a sponsor through a streamlined…
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Sponsor Circle opens hearts and homes to Afghan refugees
Mr. Mohammadi, age 20, is one of more than 80,000 Afghans airlifted to the United States after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban last August. He is also one of nearly 360 Afghans being helped through the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghan refugees.
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‘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 Poland, it seems, have quickly scattered throughout the country and further into Europe, staying with relatives, friends, or, as in this Florida situation, total strangers
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U.S. Refugee Leaders, Organizations Mourn Police Killing of Former Refugee and Michigan Community Member Patrick Lyoya
Statement from Refugee Council USA, Refugee Congress, We Are All America, Church World Service, RefugePoint, and the Refugee Advocacy Lab For Immediate Release: April 20, 2022 Washington–The brutal April 4 murder of former refugee and community member Patrick Lyoya at the hands of a Grand Rapids, MI, police officer has shaken our community. The killing…
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More Afghan evacuees in Philly now finding homes, even as resettlement collides with the housing crisis
Months after he escaped Afghanistan aboard a U.S. military plane, Mohibullah Hasrat found himself walking the sidewalks of Philadelphia…
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Press Release: Launch of the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility
RefugePoint is excited to announce that we are a founding member of the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility, which launched today, April 6, 2022, with Canada as its inaugural chair. Only about 1% of refugees have access to resettlement each year, leaving millions of people in limbo and a significant talent pool often…
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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’s Joel Rose on Morning Edition about the Sponsor Circle Program, which makes it easier for Americans to help resettle refugees. As Sasha mentions in the interview: “I think it has the capacity to both expand the scope of where refugees resettle in the U.S. and…
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Call for Proposals: Community-Based Organizations in Nairobi, Kenya
Call for Proposals! RefugePoint works to improve the quality of life for refugees worldwide through field building and systems change. We recognize the vital role that Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) play as first responders to community needs. We are interested in sharing knowledge, skills, and learning through more direct engagement with and support to these organizations.…
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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, founder of Cambridge-based humanitarian organization RefugePoint, on how refugee resettlement and family reunification efforts will be a challenge for years to come.
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Opening Your Home to Ukrainian Families
The Biden Administration announced plans to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians. With nearly four million Ukrainian refugees who have fled since Russia’s attack, and more fleeing every day, some have already started arriving in the U.S. through tourist visas and in other ways. They are not part of any official resettlement program as the U.S.…