✨Visit the new #RefugeeStorytellersCollective website✨ Learn about the Collective - an initiative of people in the U.S. who have experienced forced displacement & believe in the power of sharing their perspectives & stories for social change. 📲refugeestorytellerscollective.org

Companies benefit from tapping into the talent of refugees from all paths of life & occupations: engineers, lawyers, carpenters, IT specialists & more. Learn more from Betina Szkudlarek & Eun Su Lee on how inclusive hiring can & must include refugees👇 buff.ly/3MrIxhI

States like Virginia are tapping into an existing pool of talent: “international medical graduates educated & licensed in other countries, most with several years of experience & expertise as practicing doctors.” Abigail Devereaux Independent Institute The Hill buff.ly/3XuzrqS

📚It’s back-to-school time! During this year’s back-to-school season, join Welcome.US and share a message of welcome with newcomer students as they start an exciting new chapter in the United States. #WelcomeRefugeeStudents buff.ly/3MvCx7x

In celebration of #WelcomingWeek2024, join #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members for “What It Means to Welcome Newcomers: We’re All In.” 🗣️Panelists will share reflections & provide advice to everyday Americans on how to be all in on welcoming newcomers. bit.ly/WhatItMeansToW…

📣NEW POLICY BRIEF: World Education Services offers recommendations for U.S. Department of Labor to help create a resilient & healthy economy including: ➡️Reducing barriers to licensing & recognizing credentials earned outside the U.S. ➡️Building an inclusive workforce ➡️And more! buff.ly/4eg6TH0

The U.S. resettled 9,520 refugees in August - the second highest monthly resettlement total for FY24 and on track to mark the highest levels of resettlement in nearly three decades. President Biden must continue investing in the U.S. refugee resettlement program. buff.ly/3zhv7zc

🗓️Join We Are All America & Yahya Khamis, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective, on Sept 12th at 2PM ET for “Disproportionately Displaced." Join for a discussion where panelists will share their stories & have an educational conversation with a special focus on #Sudan. buff.ly/3XBuSuQ

Though Welcoming Week begins on Friday, Sept. 13th, Eau Claire, Wisconsin started early with a Multicultural Festival. “A community becomes stronger when everybody feels like they have a place in it." Carrie Ronnander, Chippewa Valley Museum Welcoming America volumeone.org/articles/2024/…

The #RefugeeStorytellersCollective is an initiative of 70+ members with lived experience of forced displacement in 25+ states who believe in the power of sharing their stories for change. Check out their amazing work on the Collective’s new website! 📍refugeestorytellerscollective.org

⏰TODAY: Join We Are All America & Yahya Khamis, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective, at 2PM ET for “Disproportionately Displaced." Individuals with lived experience will share their stories during a nuanced & educational conversation with a special focus on #Sudan. buff.ly/3XBuSuQ

Today, nearly 500 state & local elected officials from all 50 states & Washington, D.C. have signed onto a bipartisan letter to President Biden urging him to #ProtectRefuge. This represents a strong state & local commitment to strengthen U.S. refugee resettlement. welcomingrefugees2025.org

Bipartisan state and local officials from all 50 states signed a letter to President Biden urging him to strengthen the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and welcome refugee resettlement in their communities. Read the press release: refugeerights.org/news-resources…

📣TONIGHT: Join WeaveTales at 6:30PM ET for the Storytelling Night! Talented storytellers will share their personal narratives & #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members Teddy Almuktady & Claudia Rojas are featured keynote speakers. Register now👇 eventbrite.com/e/nasp-cohort7…

Featured in POLITICO’s West Wing Playbook, nearly 500 bipartisan state & local elected leaders from around the country are coming together to urge President Biden to strengthen the U.S. refugee resettlement program & #ProtectRefuge. Read more⬇️ buff.ly/3TpVg8m

Refugees enrich our communities. That’s why ahead of this year’s #PresidentialDetermination, nearly 500 bipartisan state & local elected leaders from around the country are coming together to urge President Biden to strengthen the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

We support this letter signed by 477 state & local elected officials urging President Biden to “strengthen the US resettlement program to..enable our communities to more nimbly provide humanitarian protection & preserve the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for years to come”

📣This year, Welcoming Week (Welcoming America) is September 13-22! It kicks off this week with 600+ events & will call on communities to demonstrate how they are all in on welcoming newcomers and ensuring everyone has a place to call home. buff.ly/4gfdfIF

With an unprecedented 120 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, nearly 500 bipartisan state & local elected officials from all 50 states & Washington, D.C. are urging President Biden to keep the promise: #ProtectRefuge & invest in refugee resettlement. welcomingrefugees2025.org

➡️What does it mean to feel welcome? ➡️What does inclusion look like for people who have experienced forced displacement? ➡️How can communities foster belonging? Join #RefugeeStorytellersCollective members as they answer these questions! bit.ly/WhatItMeansToW… #WelcomingWeek2024