More than 15,000 Americans have volunteered to sponsor over 7,000 refugees through the Welcome Corps. This groundbreaking program offers refugees safety and support as they build new lives in the United States.
In groups of five or more adults, Americans take on essential tasks and help refugees during their first 90 days in the United States. This includes securing and preparing initial housing, greeting refugees at the airport, helping adults find employment, enrolling children in school, and serving as local guides to enable refugees to forge ties in their new communities.
KRLD's John Liddle talked with Nazanin Ash, CEO of Welcome.US, and Leslie Sperry, Lead Sponsor of the Beacon Heights Welcoming Group in Ft. Wayne, IN about the program.
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