Last Saturday, around 150 runners and walkers lined up across the starting line at the first World Relief Refugee 5k. The group was a mix of of 6-minute milers, parents with strollers, and kids running their first 5k. Some participants heard about the event from their church, others were invited by a World Relief staff member … Continue reading Our first 5k!
This is a photo of the Goal Board that hangs in one of our English as a Second Language classrooms. Some of the goals read: "Talk in English every day with my friends in the park." "Read books two days a week in my house." "Read the Bible in English." "Try to speak with people … Continue reading What are your goals?
Image Source: United Nations / CC BY-SA 4.0 I'm sure many of you have heard the story of Yusra Mardini, the Syrian refugee turned Olympic athlete who helped save the lives of 20 migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea last summer. Yusra swam in open water for three hours pushing and pulling their group's overcrowded boat … Continue reading An easy way you can help local refugees just like Olympian swimmer Yusra Mardini
World Relief Chicago is happy to announce a Summer Potluck! Why Potluck? It isn't often that gatherings of volunteers and clients are happening. Most of the time, a Good Neighbor Team is spending time with their refugee family, while another volunteer is sharing a meal with her refugee friend. Rarely do these groups meet. Many of … Continue reading World Relief Summer Potluck!
Shobhana Kasturi has been volunteering with World Relief since December of 2014. As a volunteer attorney, she helps out in our Immigrant Legal Services Department. Conducting legal screenings, co-managing cases, and going to outreach events are just a few of the many tasks she has done to assist our immigration attorneys. Hannah Kiefer, WRC’s Volunteer … Continue reading A Volunteer’s Passion for Service Rekindled
This is the final post in our three part series on the refugee housing crisis in Chicago. We recommend going back to read our earlier posts that explain the basics of refugee housing and the underlying causes of the crisis. To give you an on the ground perspective of how our resettlement team is handling the … Continue reading Interview with a World Relief Case Manager
Last week we kicked off our three part series on the refugee housing crisis in Chicago. If you missed it, go back and read our first post on Refugee Housing 101. This week we'll discuss the underlying reasons for the current refugee housing crisis in Chicago. As we'll see, Chicago's refugees are adversely affected by housing … Continue reading Housing Challenges Facing Chicago’s Refugees
Welcome to World Relief Chicago's new blog! This month we'll be sharing information about affordable housing for refugees, a pressing issue affecting nearly all refugees arriving in Chicago today. Through a three part series, we'll explore how refugees find housing, why affordable housing for refugees is so challenging to find, and how our case workers … Continue reading Refugee Housing 101
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