Stories

Before the pandemic, I helped a Somali high school student with his studies for an hour each week in the family home, then I had story time with his three

Neighbors of MN Jill We knew each other only as classmates but we never thought that one day we would be together. “We lived in the same camp but a

After a two-year stint teaching English to students in Jordan through the Peace Corps, Marlene and Dan Hovland realized that teaching ESL was in their bones. Later when they moved

Christine’s story “I remember one day they announced at church that they start Salem Arts Exchange. They said something about sewing. I never doing that. I asked someone to tell

Neighbors of MN Tom Giving is rolled into our business plan. It is a thought out process that is essential to Bell’s business model… “The mission of Bell Lumber &

Neighbors of MN Raheena How am I going to stand up for my rights and for other women and girls’ rights, who don’t have access to education? “When I was

Neighbors of MN Nadia “Working as a nurse Care Coordinator has been an honor of mine and I take pride in being able to support and help my patients. I

Recently our employment counselor reached out to a school across the street from our office to see if they needed any teachers, and a wonderful partnership was formed. Ms. Dee,

Neighbors of MN T. Cher Moua “On that fateful September night in 1978, my family and 400 others risked our lives to cross the Mekong River from Laos to Thailand.

Neighbors of MN Rahima “I am a refugee. When I hear people talk about refugees, I often hear people refer to refugees as lazy, complacent, living on public assistance and