Volunteer Story
Amy Ulrickson · United States
Regaining a Sense of Self and Individuality
Matthew House combats isolation and provides a sense of accomplishment through a student-led education curriculum
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
Nesma Soliman · Egypt
Nigeria
Learning Empathy through a New Language
How a second language can teach you cultural literacy and how other people think
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
Leisa McDonald · United States
Matthew House Creates Community Where Community is Missing
Leisa McDonald and Her Welcome Teams Fill the Gaps with Friendship and Housing
Elwaad Samatar · United States
Advocacy through Storytelling
A college student uses her voice to fight for others
Jean-Michel · Switzerland
Community: Where We Learn From Each Other
A Swiss Immigrant Serves Refugees With Love.
Carla Miller and Uzma Jafri
Katya Niporka · Ukraine
Anoushy and Noor
Lark Escobar · United States
Amy Underwood · United States
Josh Mojica · United States
Andrea Osorio · Colombia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Where You Are Needed
Maybe it's not about what you want to become, it's about where you're needed.
Iraq
Using Personal Experiences to Help Refugee Women
Women of the World