Kate Shermer

When Immigration Becomes Personal: A Small Town’s Big Response What happens when the stories we usually hear in the news suddenly hit home? For Jenny, our Willmar Area Program Manager,

Annie’s heart for refugees drew from the wellspring of her Christian faith. As she has stepped into cross-cultural relationships over the years, she found that faith only deepened as a

Long before resettling in the U.S. with his family, Bassam learned the barbering trade and opened a salon in his homeland of Syria. “After the war began, my family moved

Forced to leave behind everything he knew, Mustafa embarked on a path fraught with fear yet driven by one powerful desire: to protect his family. The reason I left Afghanistan

Fatema is determined to honor the strength of Afghan women by continuing to build a future for herself, her family, and her community.

We have been updating you on the refugee resettlement program since it abruptly changed on January 20, 2025. As of Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 we received more devastating news that

Will you stand in the sudden and significant gap to prevent refugee families in our communities from going hungry and homeless? NOTE: These funds were not restored by the Federal Court injunction that temporarily blocked another government funding freeze on January 28.

On January 20, 2025, President Trump announced the suspension of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. This policy change is a tragic injustice for thousands of refugees who are desperately seeking a safe place to rebuild their lives, including religious minorities facing prolonged persecution.

A Ukrainian family was able to come to the U.S. through a sponsorship program to get their daughter the medical care she needed.

Recently, joining me at the airport to witness these moments have been teams of volunteers who can speak the same language as those they’ll be welcoming. There’s a special beauty and richness when families are able to connect with volunteers in their heart language or share a similar culture with them.