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Ask Congress to Support Refugees, Rebuild Resettlement Program

Earlier this month, we were met with good news as the Biden administration announced their decision to formally increase the number of new refugee arrivals for this federal fiscal year to 62,500. While we enthusiastically welcome this policy change, we are closing out the month with much work left to be done if we are …

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Akilimali’s Parenting Story

Akilimali Baheneka and his family were resettled in Georgia in 2019. Originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Akilimali, his wife, four children, and his sister in law and her family came together to make Georgia their new home. Parenting in a new country is always a challenge, and adjusting to all the different …

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Hema’s Parenting Story

Hema Acharya, her husband and two children live in Tucker. They also live with her mother in law and father in law. They are originally from Bhutan and have been in the United States for ten years. Hema was resettled by a different resettlement organization but came to New AP through our Parents as Teachers …

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Reflections on Supporting New American Parents

“When the children learn, the moms learn too.” – Nadia Mwangachuchu, Parent Educator For this month’s Thought Leader Article, we asked several New AP Parent Educators and Parent Liaisons to share about how their work impacts refugee and immigrant parents, and what providing this programming means to New AP staff. Atlanta is now home to …

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