By Chris Howe May 12, 2025
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… The post Matching Gift to Aspiring Americans Campaign appeared first on International Neighbors.
April 14, 2025
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.… The post International Neighbors hosts forum at the 2025 Tom Tom Festival appeared first on International Neighbors.
By Chris Howe September 26, 2023
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… The post One Woman’s Journey to Healing appeared first on International Neighbors.
By Chris Howe May 10, 2023
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… The post There is Always Light appeared first on International Neighbors.
By Chris Howe March 28, 2023
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… The post They Make Me Feel Like Family appeared first on International Neighbors.
By Chris Howe July 8, 2022
Hajer Salaam is all smiles with a bright voice and cheery disposition who wears a long braid, pink hair bow and polka dot tights on the day we meet. A… The post Building Hope: One girl’s quest to live a full life appeared first on International Neighbors.
By Chris Howe June 21, 2022
CBS19 News: June 20, 2022 Home is how Rahimullah Nishat describes Charlottesville. “I’m not going anywhere,” said Nishat. But it hasn’t always been that way. “When I first got here… The post Afghan refugee finds home in Charlottesville appeared first on International Neighbors.