When your staff is made up of over 50 different people, from 15 different countries who speak nearly two-dozen languages, Thanksgiving traditions are bound to be fun – and delicious. Several international members of the New American Pathways team were kind enough to share their plans for the holiday – some of their favorite foods, […]
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For the past two years, students from The Galloway School have spent part of their time serving, and learning, in the Clarkston community! The excursion was designed to give Galloway students an opportunity to impact their community with greater understanding, action and compassion. The Galloway School is a private, co-ed school founded in 1969 that
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Marisa Bass is a medical case management intern working with our Resettlement and Research Navigation Department. She is completing her Bachelors of Social Work at Georgia State University. The first time I walked into the office at New American Pathways, I was greeted with love and compassion. I was grateful to be treated like
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Election Day is Tuesday, November 8 across Georgia. Here are some important resources you may need if you plan to vote Tuesday: Polls are open from 7am-7pm. If you are in line at 7pm, you WILL be allowed to vote! Need to find your polling place or want to look at a sample ballot? https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do
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As the weather gets colder, the opportunities to give back are heating up. Every year our winter season is filled with love and support from those in the community who want to show that they want to make refugees welcome in Georgia. There are many ways you can make the holidays bright for our community’s
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Amanda Stables is our Civic Engagement intern. She is working toward her Masters of Social Work at the University of Georgia. She is pictured above far right. I stepped into the open area of a MARTA station entrance armed with a clipboard, pens, my New American Pathways badge and a mission. As I waited for
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Stephanie Davis is an advocate, a philanthropist and a mentor. The former executive director of Atlanta Women’s Foundation and Georgia Women for a Change, Stephanie has led a life committed to women’s rights and support. She recently joined our English at Home program as a mentor and has served with our Civic Engagement program by
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New American Pathways’ chief executive officer, Paedia Mixon, was recently in Germany with representatives of Welcoming America and other leaders from Georgia. The group learned from their German colleagues, who visited Atlanta earlier this year, about their approach to refugee integration. Reflections from Mannheim – September 2016 This year I have had the pleasure of participating in
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed it’s the only thing that ever has. –Margaret Mead The civic engagement program at New American Pathways educates Georgians on the positive contribution of refugees and immigrants, advocates for a welcoming environment, and ensures that new Americans have a voice
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Carmen Buezo is a New American Pathways client who was resettled from Honduras and began working with the vocational counseling program to work to achieve her educational and career goals. Here, she writes about how New American Pathways helped welcome her and set her on a path to success. Moving away from everything I knew
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