United States - Kansas City
Kristin Selby · United States
Financial Independence Through Farming
A farming training program offers sustainability and employment for newcomers
Ram Poudel · Bhutan
Katie Moran · United States
A Hub of Giving
Local communities can make a difference in re-housing newcomers and creating a home
ShaNa Be · Myanmar
Being a Working Mom in America
“I try the best I can. It’s hard with 5 kids.”
Veronika Ma Ket · Myanmar
Joan Kelley · Canada
Qadria · Afghanistan
Mohammad Yousifi · Afghanistan
Claire Peterson · United States
Volunteer Commitment and Community Buy-in is the Key to a Refugee’s Success
“Ask us how to help! We will find a place for you. There are so many things people could do for us.”
Sarah Kolsto · United States
Volunteers: The Key to Successful Refugee Integration
“I want volunteers who are going to be advocates for our families and to do this work for their whole lives.”
Lauren Weinhold · United States
Hard Work is Heart Work
Kansas City’s biggest resettlement agency welcomes newcomers with warm homes and hope for integration
Abeer · Iraq
If You Hear People Telling You That You Cannot Do Something, Make Sure You Do It
A refugee from Iraq defies expectations
Mediatrice · Burundi
Cultivating Community and Hope
Twenty Years in Refugee Camps Before Finding Home in Kansas City
Zarmina Lodin · Afghanistan
Souleyman · Sudan
Surviving Darfur
We Left it All to Save Our Lives
Muhammed · Afghanistan
We Are Thirsty For Opportunity
If you want a job, go out and look! Finding employment as a refugee.
Hilary Cohen Singer · United States
Sarah Merwin · United States
Ryan Hudnell · United States
I See You, I Want to Know You
How Refugees Weave Color into Our Communities