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Over the past two years, COVID-19 has grown into one of the greatest humanitarian issues in recorded history. In this report, we lay out the devastating effects economically, socially, emotionally, and physically, and how we can respond with compassionate, thoughtful action. Overview From 1990 until 2015 we witnessed a consistent downward trend of global poverty…
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Winston-Salem Journal // A letter soliciting support from members of Congress — including our own Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis — will, we hope, be influential. Its cause is compassionate and just. The letter, signed by more than 70 evangelical pastors, leaders and church members — participants in the Evangelical Immigration Table — urges…
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The little moments that create welcoming communities can make the largest impact in the life of a refugee child. As part of World Relief Sacramento’s Children and Youth Department highlight, we attended Welcome Club, a weekly afterschool program that focuses on character development and cultural engagement. Students learned about the gift of friendship and love…
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Creating belonging happens in so many ways in Sacramento. Jazmin grew up believing she wouldn’t have the opportunity to graduate from college and start a full-time career. When she was a junior in high school, she met with the Immigration Legal Services team at World Relief Sacramento who helped her apply for Deferred Action for…
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“DACA.” The word gets thrown around in the news all the time, yet lately it has seemed to be used more as a political bartering tool than as a reminder of the real people immigration policies affect. DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It is an immigration status program for people who were…
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Recent arrival and client of World Relief Triad, Ali Rahmani shares his story about his journey from Afghanistan. World Relief Triad works to integrate refugees and immigrants, like Ali, in their transition to the United States. But this is not the client’s first time being displaced. The first time, he said, was when he was…
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Graham Aitken, Pastor of Mobilization and Outreach at The Heart in Boone, NC, speaks on his experience as an immigrant coming to the United States as a kid, and why the Evangelical Christian should care for the stranger. Now a pastor in Boone, North Carolina, Aitken is grateful for his opportunity to become a permanent…
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