In 2015, New American Pathways client Dhan Rai, a participant in our Parents as Teachers (PAT) program, wrote about her experiences in PAT. We are proud to now be able to share with you Dhan Rai’s story. My name is Dhan Rai. I am a mother of two daughters Neelam (five years) and Neelima (three […]
All Saints’ Episcopal Church is one of New American Pathways’ longest-serving faith partners. Their phenomenal refugee ministry has been running for 25 years, since the early 90’s when a parishioner was inspired to help Bosnian refugees. All Saints’ helps newly arriving refugees adjust to life in America through co-sponsorship, where a faith or community partner
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New American Pathways Resource Coordinator Jayme Hogan-Yarbro looks back on her first year collecting in-kind donations for new arrivals this past winter – and all the community members who made this holiday season a huge success. This year, the dedicated friends and supporters of New American Pathways got in the holiday spirit by giving
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On behalf of the Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA) we invite you to the third-annual New Americans Celebration – our day at the Georgia State Capitol and our second-annual U.S. Naturalization Ceremony on February 10, 2016! Registration is required, and can be completed here. The New Americans Celebration is the annual day of education
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Shakir (right) arrived in the U.S. in 2014 and works with Communicycle in Clarkston. Shakir worked with New American Pathways’ Melodie (center) and Kate (left) from the Georgia Department of Transportation for the Clarkston Bike Rally. On December 5, New American Pathways hosted the second Clarkston Bike Rally in partnership with Clarkston Communicycle (a program
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“When you open your eyes, what do you see? What events in your life can you use to inspire hope in the world? Mine has been a very simple thing. Soap.” – Derreck Kayongo, TED Talk, May 2014 On December 4, The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Inc. in downtown Atlanta announced a new chief
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Ehsan (left) works with Mount Paran Church’s mission department. Ehsan always makes sure to remember his fellow refugees when donation drives come around. If you ask Ehsan, he’ll tell you that life is about service – no matter where you are. A part of the persecuted Christian minority in Iran, Ehsan never let the turmoil
On November 11 marked a little-known anniversary in the United States: On that date 67 years ago, Madeleine Albright, likely the country’s most famous refugee, arrived in New York with her family. Nearly 50 years later, the little refugee girl from Czechoslovakia, who had survived war and political persecution along with her family, would go
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“I know how it is to restart your life. I also know how important it is to connect your old life with your new life.” Jynnah Radford describes how she has been able to empathize with the refugees New American Pathways serves and connect with her volunteer service and her internship in our Career Services
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When Kamal and Amal arrived here from Jordan in September with their six children, they had no idea how they would be received. After tremendous conflict and displacement in Syria, they fled with the hope of safety and a better life for their children – like most refugees arriving in the United States from anywhere
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