In 2021, RefugePoint launched a three-year strategy. In it, we highlight the importance of reimagining what refugee response looks like in partnership with refugees themselves, and driving large-scale systemic change to support lasting solutions.
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Press Release: Americans Can Now Sponsor Ukrainian Refugees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Americans now have the opportunity to sponsor a Ukrainian refugee family through an innovative program, the Sponsor Circle Program. The program was initially launched in October 2021 to welcome Afghan r…
RefugePoint Mourns the Ten People Murdered During the Racist Attack in Buffalo, NY
Our hearts are broken over the unspeakable racist attack that took ten lives in the Buffalo, NY community after a gunman opened fire at Tops Friendly Market on May 14. We stand in solidarity with those in Buffalo and across the U.S. who are mourning th…
Over 4,000 Patients Treated Since the Resumption of Medical Outreach Sessions
RefugePoint’s Urban Refugee Protection Program (URPP) in Nairobi, Kenya, provides a holistic range of services to more than 12,000 urban refugees each year. We know that each component of our holistic approach, which includes access to healthcare, coun…
Newcomer welcomed through Sponsor Circle Program, has their contributions to society acknowledged as a special guest at White House Correpondents Dinner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2022
(Washington, DC) Humaira Rasuli is a leading human rights lawyer from Afghanistan. She was one of the high-priority individuals evacuated from Kabul due to the imminent risk she faced with the rise of the Taliban. …
Press Release: RefugePoint Joins Welcome.US Effort to Mobilize 100,000 Americans to Sponsor Ukrainians Seeking Refuge in the United States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Following the Announcement of Uniting for Ukraine program, nearly 70 organizations sign on to historic effort to support people fleeing Ukraine
Following the announcement from the Biden-Harris Adminis…
U.S. Refugee Leaders, Organizations Mourn Police Killing of Former Refugee and Michigan Community Member Patrick Lyoya
Statement from Refugee Council USA, Refugee Congress, We Are All America, Church World Service, RefugePoint, and the Refugee Advocacy Lab
For Immediate Release: April 20, 2022
Washington–The brutal April 4 murder of former refugee and community member …
Press Release: Launch of the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility
RefugePoint is excited to announce that we are a founding member of the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility, which launched today, April 6, 2022, with Canada as its inaugural chair. Only about 1% of refugees have access to resettlement each ye…
NPR’s Morning Edition: The State Department makes it easier for anyone to help resettle refugees
RefugePoint’s Founder and CEO, Sasha Chanoff, recently spoke with NPR’s Joel Rose on Morning Edition about the Sponsor Circle Program, which makes it easier for Americans to help resettle refugees. As Sasha mentions in the interview: “I think it has th…
Call for Proposals: Community-Based Organizations in Nairobi, Kenya
Call for Proposals! RefugePoint works to improve the quality of life for refugees worldwide through field building and systems change. We recognize the vital role that Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) play as first responders to community needs. We…