refugees
Through a Jewish Lens
by Dominican Center at Marywood (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 01-27-2012 under
Study and interfaith discussion of soul traits from the wisdom of the Hebrew Scriptures and rabbinical writings. This is a 13-week course with an introductory session to acquaint participants with a Jewish path of spiritual growth and help them...
Through a Jewish lens
by Dominican Center at Marywood (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 01-27-2012 under NONPROFITS
From February 1 - May 2, 2012, Dominican Center at Marywood is offering a 13-week program that will study the interfaith discussion of soul traits from the wisdom of the Hebrew Scripture and rabbinical writings. This is a 13-week course...
Getting a Global Perspective Locally
by Lutheran Social Services of Michigan (LSSMGR)
Submitted 08-09-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Lauren Muscott Every college student has been there. The spring semester is finally over. A seemingly endless expanse of time lies before you, time which you are expected to fill with a summer job or internship. This is the position I...Refugee Foster Care Information Meeting!!
by Bethany Christian Services, Refugee Services (Bethany Refugee...)
Submitted 08-01-2011 under
This meeting is highly informative! One of our fantastic licensors will explain how refugee youth (unnaccompanied minors) find them selves in MI after having survived violence, and persecution. They will also explain how local communities can...
The rain did not come: Local Somali refugees talk about the Somali drought crisis
by Lutheran Social Services of Michigan (LSSMGR)
Submitted 07-20-2011 under NONPROFITS
It is impossible to escape the reports: headlines, tickers and network news bring a steady stream of stories of unfathomable numbers of suffering people and images of emaciated bodies. Recent figures show that some 10 million people or more have...
Recognizing The Refugee Among Us
by Lutheran Social Services of Michigan (LSSMGR)
Submitted 06-22-2011 under NONPROFITS
The sun has set, the evening breeze offering a welcome relief from the merciless heat of the long day. Real solitude has been hard to find these past six months, surrounded in a foreign land by the noise and crowding of thousands of fellow displaced...Refugee Foster Care Oirentation
by Bethany Christian Services, Refugee Services (Bethany Refugee...)
Submitted 05-10-2011 under
Bethany Christian Services' Refugee Foster Care provides homes for refugee children between the ages of 13 and 17 who have been seperated from home and family, have no adult caregiver, and are eligilble for protection in the U.S. We are the only...Refugee Foster Care Orientation
by Bethany Christian Services, Refugee Services (Bethany Refugee...)
Submitted 05-05-2011 under
Bethany Christian Services' Refugee Foster Care Program provides homes for refugee children between the ages of 13 and 17 who have been separated from home and family, have no adult caregiver, and are eligible for protection in the US. We are...
Refugees connect and contribute to the community through Rhododendron Crafts
by Lindsay McHolme (lindsmcholme)
Submitted 03-04-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Jessica Ennis met Bhutanese-Nepali refugees Dik Bir and Dil Maya Powdyel about a year ago through the New Neighbor Program at Bethany Christian Services, where she volunteers as an AmeriCorps Vista member. The first time she visited the Powdyels’...
Too Far From Home: Refugees in Grand Rapids
by American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids (RedCrossGGR)
Submitted 11-30-2009 under NONPROFITS
Imagine you have been torn apart from everything you know and love. Your home is destroyed and your family is torn apart by armed soldiers. Now, years later, you wonder where your family members are, questioning if they are even alive. For a...
