Resource Library

List of National Refugee Serving Organizations & Resources

• Access the Hello Neighbor Network website here.

• Access the Religion & Forced Migration Initiative website here.

News Articles

• What Is Temporary Protected Status? January 4, 2023. Article via Council on Foreign Relations.

• Afghan Allies Still Need America’s Help. December 12, 2022. Article via The Wall Street Journal.

• An American host changed my life after I fled Afghanistan. You can, too. December 12, 2021. Article via NBC News.

• Exclusive: Inside The Powerful New CEO Club Quietly Welcoming Refugees. October 3, 2022. Article via Forbes.

• Missing the Home You Needed to Leave. October 22, 2022. Article via The New York Times.

• How Does the U.S. Refugee System Work? April 13, 2022. Article via Council on Foreign Relations.

• Thousands of Afghan refugees fled to America in search of a new home. Too many are still waiting. September 15, 2022. Article via America Magazine.

• Supporting Afghan Clients’ Food Needs during Ramadan

  April 1, 2022. Article via Switchboard.

• Secretary Mayorkas Designates Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status

  March 16, 2022. Article via U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

• A million people have fled Ukraine as Russia nears takeover of port city

  March 3, 2022. Article via NPR.

• New Report Shows Immigrants in Southwest Kansas Paid Over $192 Million in Taxes and Held More than $595 Million in Spending Power in 2019

  March 2, 2022. Article via Welcoming America.

• HIAS Responds to the Crisis in Ukraine

  Updated March 1, 2022. Article via HIAS.

• Resettling refugees more effective as a community effort

  March 1, 2022. Article via NewsNation.

• Last Evacuated Afghans Leave U.S. Bases, But More Work Remains

  February 22, 2022. Article via HIAS.

• Afghans Evacuated To The U.S. Are Living In Limbo. Here’s How Congress Could Help.

  February 18, 2022. Article via IRC.

• IRC in NY gives thanks to its housing partners

  January 25, 2022. Article via the International Rescue Committee.

• How to sponsor an Afghan refugee family

  January 17, 2022. Article via VOX.

• Syrian refugee crisis: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

  Last updated July 13, 2021. Article via World Vision.

• Why Should Americans Care About Refugee Resettlement

  September 14, 2020. Article via The Hill.

• The US Admits Too Few Refugees

  August 24, 2020. Article via the Wall Street Journal.

• America Needs Refugees

  July 28, 2020. Article via The New York Times.

• Trump and Biden on Immigration

  August 17, 2020. Article via the Los Angeles Times.

• Republican and Democratic Officials Continue to Accept Refugees

  January 7, 2020. Article via Immigration Impact.

• Maryland Gov. Hogan agrees to continue accepting refugees

  January 1, 2020. Article via the Capital Gazette.

• The Displaced: The African country that welcomes refugees

  September 23, 2019. Video and Article via BBC News.

• The FY 2020 Refugee Ceiling

  August 27, 2019. Article via the Center for Immigration Studies.

• Is Immigration at Its Limit? Not for Employers

  August 22, 2019. Article via The New York Times.

• Coming home to conflict: Why Afghan returnees say they were better off as refugees

  August 1 2019. Article via The New Humanitarian.

• Short of Workers, U.S. Builders and Farmers Crave More Immigrants

  April 3, 2019. Article via The New York Times.

• How the Far Right Has Reshaped the Refugee Debate in Europe

  January 22, 2018. Article via Frontline.

• Tracking the Refugee Ban

  Last Updated December 23, 2017. Article via HIAS.

• For U.S. veteran, compassion for refugees is key to genuine security

  May 26, 2017. Article via UNHCR.

• This small town in America’s Deep South welcomes 1,500 refugees a year

  May 24, 2017. Article via The Guardian.

• TED Talk: The refugee crisis is a test of our character

  April 2017. Video via TED.

• This is How Private Citizens Can Help Refugees Come to U.S.

  February 10, 2017. Article via TIME Magazine.

• Coming to the U.S. as a Refugee

  January 29, 2017. Article via CBS News: 60 Minutes.

• For Syrian Refugees in Connecticut, A Helping Hand From Private Volunteers

  October 30, 2016. Article & audio via NPR.

Advocacy Resources

• Factsheet: Afghan Adjustment Act

  via EOA

• Ask Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act

Studies and Reports

• Study: The long-term economic outcomes of refugee private sponsorship

  January 13, 2020. Study via Statistics Canada.

• The Role of Private Sector - Steiner UNC

  April 27, 2018. Senior Honors Thesis by Elsa Steiner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• From Struggle to Resilience: The Economic Impact of Refugees in America

  June 2017. Report via New American Economy.

Additional Resources

• Hearts and Homes for Refugees Background Packet

• RPC Admissions & Arrivals

  Last updated January 31, 2022 via the Refugee Processing Center.

• Immigrant & Refugee Resources

  Last updated December 2021 via The Pelham Public Library.

• Refugee Council USA

  Statistics via Refugee Council USA.

• Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative

  Guidebook and planning tools based on Canada’s model.

• Facts and Stats: Resettlement in the United States

  Via UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency.

• Facts and Stats: WRAPSNET

  Via RPC: Refugee Processing Center.

• Community Sponsorship

  Via CWS.

Refugee Resettlement and Support Agencies:

• Catholic Charities Community Services (CCCS)

• Hebrew Immigrant Aide Society (HIAS)

• Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services  (Connecticut)

• The International Institute of Connecticut