Our mission is to assist in welcoming and supporting refugees as they adjust to life in the Twin Cities. We are a loose group that does a lot of hands-on work but doesn’t have regular meetings. However, we welcome anyone that wants to joint in this work.
We started as an ad hoc effort response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Working with Alight, a refugee aid organization headquartered locally, and other partners, we have sponsored four Ukrainian families under the Uniting for Ukraine program administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Currently, we are working with Welcome Corps, a program of the U.S. State Department, and other partners to sponsor a refugee family from Latin America or the Caribbean.
This work involves working with federal government agencies as well as state and private social service agencies to connect beneficiaries with services needed to obtain healthcare, housing, home furnishings, employment, English language training, schooling for children, and everything else needed for them to adjust to life in their new community.
Key contact: Bob Aderhold