Georgia loves refugees, and refugees love Georgia. This Valentine’s Day, New American Pathways, through our work with the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA), held a press conference to prove just that. Hosted by the CRSA and held at the Clarkston Community Center, the first ever “Georgia Loves Refugees” press conference featured four former refugees […]
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Myrtle Lewin is a retired Agnes Scott mathematics professor, advocate for all things social justice, and just about the cheeriest person you’ll ever meet. It’s no wonder why the room lights up when she walks in: Her natural positive attitude is exactly what drew us to name her as our Volunteer of the Month! Myrtle’s
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Late January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an executive order containing large-scale changes to the refugee program. First, if you are confused about what an executive order is, this CNN article may help you better understand the process. What is in the executive order: 1) A four month pause in the refugee program: From our
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Today (Friday, January 27) President Trump is expected to sign an Executive Order that will bring changes to the refugee program, including large-scale cuts to arrivals and changes to the list of countries from which the United States will accept refugees. An executive order is different from a law, which is decided on by Congress. It is an
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New American Pathways’ Resource Coordinator, Jayme Hogan-Yarbro, coordinated her second holiday drive for the refugee youth we serve – and it resulted in the most successful drive ever! Having conducted last year’s holiday drive, I knew to expect an outpouring of support and participation from friends of New American Pathways when we kicked off the
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During the last week of December, New American Pathways had the pleasure of hosting an Alternative Break Group from Central Michigan University (CMU). This group of 12 students served with us over a two-day period, helping to set up an apartment for a newly arriving refugee family, organize our storage unit, and even assist in
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(* Yiddish – “a person of integrity and honor”). -By Brandt Ross This past Thanksgiving, we joined our daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren for a nice family Thanksgiving. Earlier, our daughter had been in touch with a national organization doing outreach for refugees seeking to place them in homes for Thanksgiving. The family who joined
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Juan Zea Esteban and Young Cho, our immigration interns this fall season, contributed over 350 hours during their three months of service! Outside of regular office work, Juan and Young were huge assets to an extremely busy Immigration Services department. They translated immigration documents, helped with the Central American Minors – Affidavit of Relationship (CAM-AOR)
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Four years ago, Ruwaida and Khaled fled Syria on foot to Jordan – like so many others, for the safety of their children, who were then just 4 and 8. They arrived in Atlanta this summer welcomed not only by our staff, but also by a co-sponsoring church, Holy Trinity Parish. A generous church member
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Abdul Haikal and his family enjoyed a very special first Thanksgiving this year with some new friends – the Brenners. The Brenner family is a host for AirBnB, the peer-to-peer online homestay network that enables people to list or rent short-term lodging in residential properties. This year, AirBnB helped connect hosts like the Brenners with
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