Working with co-sponsors in New Bern (Part 3)
This is Part 3 of a series of posts about community sponsorship as practiced by one of EMM’s affiliates, Interfaith Refugee Ministry, [...]
Wrangling with challenges in New Bern (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a series of posts about community sponsorship as practiced by one of EMM’s affiliates. Read Part 1. [...]
Essential partnerships: resettling refugees in New Bern, NC (Part 1)
In our previous post in the “Voices of Welcome” series, we explained the principles of “community sponsorship.” To better understand how community [...]
Voices of Welcome: Community Sponsorship 101
Our "Stories of Welcome" series began with an exploration of Remote Placement Community Partners (RPCPs). We continue with an "explainer" on community [...]
The Faces of My Brothers: The Artwork of José Luis Arias
Art and poetry stop us in our tracks. They make us look again, listen more closely, and reconsider what we think [...]
Migrant children living and working in our midst
In recent years, record numbers of children from other countries traveling without parents or guardians have entered the U.S. – legally [...]
Episcopal Migration Ministries and LGBTQ+ Forced Migrants: Giving Thanks for 2023
Millions of people around the world suffer from persecution simply because of who they love or who they are, and hundreds of [...]
Global Refugee Forum 2023
The 2023 Global Refugee Forum, a meeting of states and stakeholders from around the world to act in support of forcibly [...]
Refugee Voices: What does welcome look like?
Welcome! The word trips off our tongue, perhaps even in multiple languages. But when those of us who feel at home [...]
Affiliate spotlight: Tucson LSS-SW’s Refugee Youth Mentorship Program Broadens Horizons
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (LSS-SW), EMM’s affiliate in Tucson, Arizona, runs an innovative program for refugee-status youth, ages 15 [...]