Are you interested in contacting your Georgia Senators to ask them to support welcoming refugees and immigrants in Georgia? Whether this is your first or 1,000th call, your Senators are there to hear from you! On behalf of the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA) here are some helpful tips and resources for making your …
Our Communications and Policy Coordinator (left, with partners from Georgia Muslim Voter Project and Asian Americans Advancing Justice) reminds you why your vote matters this year, and every year. Over the past two years, our civic engagement team, has worked to register thousands of new American voters, help educate voters and, most importantly, help new …
NOW is the time for you to tell your Senator’s office that as a constituent, you OPPOSE legislation that would stop or halt the resettlement of Syrian and/or Iraqi refugees. Call or Email: You can reach out to: Senator David Perdue at (202) 224-3521 (email: www.perdue.senate.gov/connect/email) and Senator Johnny Isakson at (202) 224-3643 (email: www.isakson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me). …
Contact Your Senators! Tell your Senator’s office that as a constituent, you OPPOSE legislation that would stop or halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees, or only allow Christians to be resettled. Call or Email: You can reach out to: Senator David Perdue at (202) 224-3521 (email: www.perdue.senate.gov/connect/email) and Senator Johnny Isakson at (202) 224-3643 (email: …
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New American Pathways client Samer was featured on local 11 Alive news on September 9, 2015 to discuss his own story of resettlement in the United States as well as the current situation for Syrian refugees. Our wonderful employment partners Aviva by Kareem were also featured as well. See the link here for Samer’s story.
According to a new study from Indiana University and the University of Virginia, each new immigrant in a community helps to create 1.2 new jobs – most of which go to native born Americans. See more about the study as featured in Vox
Abishkar Chhetri and his family were resettled in Atlanta when he was 13 years old. While the language and cultural barriers were tough to get through, Abishkar was driven to succeed – so much so that he is this year’s Druid Hills High School valedictorian. Read Abishkar’s story on MyAJC
Sy, a refugee from West Africa, was 11 years old when she and her family were resettled in Atlanta. Now, Sy is one of Emory University’s 2015-2016 Robert T. Jones Jr. Scholarship recipients, a prestigious award. Sy will embark upon studies at St. Andrews University in Scotland this fall, where she plans to pursue a one-year …
You can learn a lot from Adenah Bayoh. As a young girl, war forced Bayoh from her home country of Liberia and into a refugee camp. She eventually immigrated to the U.S. and about a decade later, became the youngest-ever African-American franchisee of IHOP. Read her story, and her success tips, on Entrepreneur.com
via USA Today College Ridwan Hassan is the son of Somali and Ethiopian refugees who survived war in their home countries to come to Georgia to build a better life for Ridwan. Now, as a Senior at Dartmouth College, Ridwan is a Rhodes Scholar. Read his full story on USA Today.