Posts by Chris Howe
Charlottesville Family: Interview with Kari Miller, CEO and Founder of International Neighbors
Nadirah Muhammad, from Charlottesville Family magazine, interviews Kari Miller, CEO and Founder of International Neighbors. Learn more about how through the organization’s key program, Great Neighbor Guide, IN is making…
Read MoreMatching Gift to Aspiring Americans Campaign
International Neighbors proudly launched the Aspiring Americans Campaign on April 30th to support our neighbors on their journey to U.S. citizenship. For a decade now, we’ve helped hundreds of refugee…
Read MoreInternational Neighbors hosts forum at the 2025 Tom Tom Festival
Please make plans to join us this Friday, April 18th, at 10 a.m. for our partner event with Tom Tom Festival! We will be hosting a forum called Welcoming Newcomers: Building Community Through Cultural Connections.…
Read MoreKari Anderson Miller named one of “Albemarle’s 10”
Kari Anderson Miller is turning empathy into action, ensuring local refugee families are welcomed with kindness and resources. Read more about the good work she is doing in our community…
Read MoreThe Way Forward for International Neighbors
Dear Great Neighbor, International Neighbors was founded on the following premise: that the United States of America has the capacity—as well as the obligation—to offer a preset number of human…
Read MoreAfter 7 Years Apart, Afghan Translator Reunites with Parents Thanks to Volunteers
Abdul Parwez hadn’t seen his parents in seven years. The only son of Abdul and Bibi, he served with the US Army as a translator before moving to the United…
Read MoreNBC29: International Neighbors hosts coat drive to support refugees
International Neighbor’s and Peace Frog team up for the 10th Annual Coat Drive to keep Charlottesville neighbors in need warm this winter. If you would like to donate a coat…
Read MoreOne Woman’s Journey to Healing
Among the many ways newcomers arrive in the United States, B2 Visas aren’t common among them. Yet, this special medical permission is exactly what led Marwa and her family to…
Read MoreThere is Always Light
written by Molly Crouch Salah and I sit down in the club house of his apartment complex (he asked that his name be changed for his protection). An Ahwazi Arab…
Read MoreThey Make Me Feel Like Family
Fariha brings cakes and tea to the table of her two-bedroom apartment. Her children gather close to their mother. Mariam is going on a class field trip to the Jamestown…
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