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Baby Shower Mentor

A Refugee Baby Shower saves a baby's life.

It’s First Aid for Moms
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Carla Miller and Uzma Jafri

A Muslim Doctor and British Immigrant Orchestrate a Bi-Annual Baby Shower for Refugees

You Can Help
Ievgenii Shulga “Eugene”
Ievgenii Shulga “Eugene”  ·  Ukraine

A Ukrainian Scientist on the Russian War, Hard Work, and Human Rights

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Mursal  ·  Afghanistan

The Taliban Came and Gave Me a Warning, But I Did Not Stop

A trained dermatologist from Afghanistan struggles to find a way to practice in the United States as a refugee.
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Yasmin  ·  Iraq

Finding and Helping Others through The Collateral Repair Project

Justice Bus
Eddie Chavez Calderon  ·  Mexico

Jews for Justice: Healing the Here and Now

Hosaiand Zahra
Zahra Rahimi and Hosai Rasuli  ·  Afghanistan

Desperate: Teenage Filmmakers Tell the Story of Women in Afghanistan

"We can change the world, because every word has meaning."
Sayed Matin Hussainy
Sayed Matin Hussainy  ·  Afghanistan

Hard Days

An Afghan Man's Mental Health Journey After His Arrival in the U.S.
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Faiz and Nathan  ·  Sudan

Everyone Needs a Friend

Sarah Ingabire
Sarah Ingabire  ·  Rwanda

A Refugee Shares Both the Hard and Good From Her Experience in Foster Care

Dhulfiqar Al Hamawendi
Dhulfiqar Al Hamawendi  ·  Iraq

You Will Get Far but You Need Help at First

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Fahreed Poya  ·  Afghanistan

A Little Help Goes a Long Way for Refugee Families

Abdu Wali Kakaie
Abdu Wali Kakaie  ·  Afghanistan

There is Freedom Here, but I Miss My Wife

Catholic Community Services Works to Reunite a Family Separated by War
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Aws  ·  Iraq

LGBTQ Activist Risks Arrest and Deportation to Help Other Refugees

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Katya Niporka  ·  Ukraine

I Will Stay in Kiev

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Anoushy and Noor

Two High School Students Distribute Hope

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Lark Escobar  ·  United States

Veterans Support Afghan Allies When Government Fails

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Amy Underwood  ·  United States

Their Family Became Ours

Josh Mojica
Josh Mojica  ·  United States

Organizing Aid and Filling the Gaps

Julia
Julia  ·  Ukraine

In France, We Were All Greeted Very Warmly and Cordially

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What would you do if you had to leave everything behind?

By the end of 2024, more than 123.2 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced from their homes due to war, persecution, or human rights abuses.

An increase of 7.2 million over 2023, that’s more than 19,619 people every day — roughly one person every 4.4 seconds.

They arrive in refugee camps and other countries, like the US, seeking the one thing they’ve lost: safety.

Fleeing political imprisonment, ethnic violence, religious persecution, gang threats, or war crimes, they come with what little they managed to carry:

Legal papers – if they’re lucky.

A single backpack.

Sometimes a child’s hand in theirs.

They also carry the weight of what they left behind: fractured families, homes they’ll never return to, professions they loved, friends and relatives they may never see again.

They carry loss most of us can’t imagine – but also the truth of what they’ve endured.

At TSOS, we believe stories are a form of justice. When someone shares their experience of forced displacement, they reclaim their voice. And when we amplify that voice – through film, photography, writing, and advocacy – the world listens. Hearts soften. Communities open. Policy begins to shift.

That shift matters. Because when neighbors understand instead of fear…

when lawmakers see people, not politics…

when a teacher knows what her student has survived…

Rebuilding life from the ashes becomes possible.

We’re fighting an uphill battle. In today’s political climate, refugee stories are often twisted or ignored. They’re reduced to statistics, portrayed as national threats, or used to score political points.

The truth – the human, nuanced truth – gets lost, and when it does, we lose compassion.

We are here to share their truth anyway.

At TSOS, we don’t answer to headlines or algorithms. We are guided by a simple conviction: every person deserves to be seen, heard, and welcomed.

Our work is powered by the people we meet — refugees and asylum seekers rebuilding after loss, allies offering sanctuary, and communities daring to extend belonging.

Your support helps us share their stories — and ensure they’re heard where they matter most.

“What ultimately persuaded the judge wasn’t a legal argument. It was her story.”

— Kristen Smith Dayley, Executive Director, TSOS


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