This month’s thought leader piece is written by Dr. Gulshan Harjee, a Founder of the Clarkston Community Health Clinic. In 1979, Tanzanian-born Gulshan Harjee turned her dreams into a reality by immigrating to America and attending medical school. Years later, she sold her thriving primary care practice to better serve marginalized and immigrant communities with …
Each year, New American Pathways collects and distributes holiday gifts to children served by our agency. This is made possible because of donations made by the New American Pathways Community! Last year, we collected a record number of gifts for over 600 children with a value of almost $12,000. We receive donations from schools, volunteers, …
This month’s Thought Leader article is written by Mike Iverson, the new chair of New AP’s Board of Directors. Mike is the CEO of Trillium Financial and has been volunteering with New American Pathways for the past seven years. We are grateful for the time he has given to helping refugees and Georgia thrive! The …
For this month’s Thought Leader piece, we are sharing the words from many New AP staff, volunteers, clients and friends on why they are voting this year, what will be on their minds when they vote, and why it is important to them. Our reasons may be different, but we all have this in common- …
We are excited to feature Sam DiSimone for this month’s volunteer spotlight. Sam has been volunteering at New AP for several years and we are so grateful for his dedication and passion for service. Sam and Mohamad, a former refugee from Burma, have been partnered together for English at Home tutoring for nearly two years. …
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This month’s Thought Leader piece is written by Khadija Barati, a new United States Citizen. Originally from Afghanistan, Khadija and her two daughters resettled in Atlanta through the Special Immigrant Visa program in 2014. Khadija previously served with the United States Military in Afghanistan prior to fleeing the country for her and her family’s safety. …
New American Pathways has been responding to urgent COVID-19 related needs since mid-March. The New American Pathways team has been working tirelessly to ensure new Americans in Georgia have up to date information and resources during this Pandemic. Below is a sampling of some of what we have done so far: Provided $ 43,368 in …
Join us on Saturday, August 29th at 7pm for Red,White and New, New American Pathways’ signature annual benefit fundraiser. We are going virtual this year! Read on to learn how you can get involved and join us, virtually, for a fast-paced, fun-filled event honoring Georgia’s newest Americans! What: Red, White and New is an online fundraiser benefiting New American Pathways. …
We are over four and a half months into remote working due to COVID-19, and it has been exciting to see how New AP staff, clients and volunteers have adapted to this change. We want to highlight three volunteers this month who have continued to volunteer during this time, providing remote tutoring to English at …
We absolutely love working with cohorts of AmeriCorps Members at New American Pathways each year. This year’s cohort has been tremendous and we are immensely grateful for all they have done to support the clients we all serve together. For this month’s Thought Leader Piece, we asked the outgoing cohort of members to share reflections …