Helping Aspiring Americans

THRIVE IN FIVE

Join us in our quest to connect recently resettled refugees and SIVs with the people, support services, and opportunities needed to build new lives here in Charlottesville. Together, we are creating a community where all of us can live with hope, purpose, and dignity.

Learn about one family's five-year journey, and how you can help.

In the Press

<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dvorak-immigrants-first-time-voters/2020/10/29/a27280f4-1a05-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">WASHINGTON POST: Immigrants who are first-time voters know how much is at stake next week</a>

Immigrants who are first-time voters know how much is at stake next week

<a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/10/learning-pods-greenbrier-elementary-charlottesville-divided-racial-lines.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SLATE: When Learning Pods Came to Greenbrier Elementary</a>

SLATE: When Learning Pods Came to Greenbrier Elementary

<a href="https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/city-parents-explore-small-in-person-group-learning-pods-for-students-this-fall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CHARLOTTESVILLE TOMORROW: City parents explore small in-person group, ‘learning pods,’ for students this fall</a>

City parents explore small in-person group, ‘learning pods,’ for students this fall

<a href="https://www.c-ville.com/helping-hand-international-neighbors-supports-refugee-families-during-the-pandemic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CVILLE: Helping hand: International Neighbors supports refugee families during the pandemic</a>

Helping hand: International Neighbors supports refugee families during the pandemic

dailyProgress

Local organizations step in to fill gaps for working families

<a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/03/09/577353905/90-days-to-start-a-new-life-for-refugees-in-the-u-s-what-happens-next">NPR: 90 Days To Start A New Life: For Refugees In The U.S., What Happens Next?</a>

90 Days To Start A New Life: For Refugees In The U.S., What Happens Next?

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2020 Annual Fund Drive

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It's National Volunteer Week, and we think we've g

It's National Volunteer Week, and we think we've got some of the best! We're going to shout it from the rooftops—watch for #volunteershoutouts every day this week!

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If you've ever wondered whether our Change for Cha

If you've ever wondered whether our Change for Change quarter drive has much impact on people's lives, you need to hear this story.

Earlier this week, we received a call from a nurse who had heard about Change for Change and asked if we could provide some quarters and laundry supplies to one of her patients. Unemployed, and a single mom of a three-year-old, the patient does not have enough money to wash clothing or beddings with any frequency, if at all. As a result, both the mom and the child had contracted a bad case of ringworm. Being forced to make choices between things like buying groceries and doing a load of laundry can have real health consequences!

Because of the all of the recent Change for Change donations, we were able to help! Yesterday, IN's Outreach Director Adaline Masah delivered a bag with $50 in quarters, laundry supplies, and a $50 gift card to the family. We intend to stay in touch and make sure that this basic need is covered until mom can find work.

Big thanks to everyone who has contributed to Change for Change! If you're interested in donating quarters or other cash, this week you can find collection cans at @fireflycville, @upliftthriftstorecville, and @acebiscuitandbarbecue. To learn more about hosting a Change for Change quarter drive, please email Jennifer at contactus@internationalneighbors.org.

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When Great Neighbors show up unexpectedly and give

When Great Neighbors show up unexpectedly and give you enough quarters and laundry supplies to last a month, you can't help but smile—and maybe scream happily and jump up and down a little bit!

That's what happened on Saturday when the Harris family wrapped up their Change for Change drive by delivering 12 gift bags each filled with $50 in quarters, laundry supplies, and handmade greeting cards to refugee neighbors.

"We were so happy to be able to make the deliveries so we could meet these neighbors—families who are supported in so many ways by International Neighbors and who contribute to the richness of our community by being a part of it,” said mom, Sarah Harris.

Huge thanks to the Harris family and all of their generous neighbors in Crozet for raising $600 in quarters, $338 in cash donations for IN, and dozens of laundry supplies for a combined total of more than $1,000! Read more about this incredible family's second successful quarter drive in today's blog post! (link in bio)

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Wishing strength, clarity, and peace to our Muslim

Wishing strength, clarity, and peace to our Muslim family, friends, and neighbors who begin the holy month of Ramadan today!

#ramadanmubarak #ramadan2021 #ramadan #INcville #charlottesvillenonprofit #cville #charlottesvilleva

Tomorrow—Sunday, April 11, 7:30 pm: Join a live

Tomorrow—Sunday, April 11, 7:30 pm: Join a live discussion hosted by Naomi Eisenberger. Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Good People Fund, a supporting organization of International Neighbors.

In partnership with its grantees, the Good People Fund helps to improve the lives and trajectories of aspiring Americans—refugees, victims of human trafficking, and others—seeking safety, community and opportunity despite enormous challenges. The second in a series, "Good People Talk Live!" will feature leaders in the field sharing their unique experiences, observations and approaches to uplifting newcomers seeking better lives for themselves and their families.

Guest speakers will include:
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• Kristen Bloom, Founder & Exec. Director, Refugee Assistance Alliance, Coral Gables, FL
• Sloane Davidson, Founder & CEO, Hello Neighbor, Pittsburgh, PA
• Kari Miller, Founder & Exec. Director, International Neighbors, Charlottesville, VA
• Dr. Eva Moya, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Social Work, The University of Texas at El Paso

Follow the link in our bio to register!

If you rearrange the letters in Greta's name, you

If you rearrange the letters in Greta's name, you can spell the word "great." And that's just what she is—a Great Neighbor!

We got to meet Greta the other day when she and her grandpa, Jim, came by IN's office with a BIG donation to the Change for Change quarter drive.

Last fall, Jim heard about the Change for Change drive to help refugee neighbors use the coin-operated laundry machines where they live—no easy task during the pandemic and a national coin shortage. He thought about the change he had been collecting in a big glass jar over the years. It used to be sort of a slush fund for buying coffee on his way to work. But now that he was retired, the change was just accumulating. He decided to make counting and rolling the change a project with his granddaughter when she came to visit him in North Carolina, with the ultimate goal of making the donation together.

Covid made those visits more infrequent than he had hoped. But several months later, after all the counting and rolling was done, Jim and Greta presented IN's Kari Miller with a boxfull of coins totalling $432!

Our thanks go out to Jim and our new friend "Greta the Great" for taking the time to be #greatneighbors!

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