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Hope in Healing: Yazidi Woman Reflects on Horrors of Genocide through Poem

Posted on November 16th, 2017

Imagine being driven from your home and community due to unspeakable conditions and violence. This was the reality for Amel Hskan, who at just 17 years old lived survived an ISIS attack in her homeland of Shingal, Iraq and lived through the Yazidi...

Refugee Resettlement: Fiscal Year-End Updates

Posted on November 13th, 2017

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported a record high of 22.5 million refugees worldwide in 2016. Of that number, only 189,300 people, or 0.008 percent, were permanently resettled. The United States Refugee Admissions Program,...

Veteran’s Day – Helping Soldiers Fight the War at Home after Returning from Battle

Posted on November 7th, 2017

Barry Pettaway, an Army veteran, works with incarcerated veterans at the Douglas County Correctional Center. He recently shared his personal story to show others that with the right opportunities and assistance, a bright future is possible. I was...

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Hope in Healing: Yazidi Woman Reflects on Horrors of Genocide through Poem

Refugee Resettlement: Fiscal Year-End Updates

Veteran’s Day – Helping Soldiers Fight the War at Home after Returning from Battle

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