Welcome Circle News Today

ANDOVER — Housing has always presented a challenge in the refugee resettlement process. But the current housing shortage has made an already difficult task even worse, said Hilary Kopp, an

Eduard and Elizaveta, a refugee couple from Ukraine, will soon be settling in Greater Phoenix thanks mostly to the volunteer efforts of several members of Phoenix’s Beth El Congregation and

St. Margaret's partnering with churches to support family

HIAS currently runs 114 'Welcome Circles' in 26 states, serving nearly 400 refugees, through the Welcome Corps program, which was recently formalized by the U.S. government

Set for Saturday is the 26th annual COSY Radio Warm Your Heart for We Care Island Sit. COSY's Paul Layendecker tells us he'll be sitting out at the South Haven

The La Crosse Welcome Circle discussed the process of helping those refugees find housing and enroll their kids in school.

Leaders from several religious groups met Wednesday afternoon with Ukrainian refugees that settled in the Coulee Region and the organizations supporting them.

The USCCB’s Migration and Refugee Services has established the Welcome Circle Program as “a community-led resettlement initiative that supports everyday Americans in taking on the responsibility of welcoming Ukrainian newcomers to their communities,” according to a program overview published in December.

So far, six Ukrainians will arrive in November and the Welcome Circle will assist them with finding jobs and housing.

As nearly 7 million Ukrainians have fled their nation following the invasion by Russia, one local organization will soon aid some of them here.