Sue Runyon
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AIGA Atlanta Poster Show
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Alamy: atlanta-georgia-usa-23rd-nov-2022-immigrants-wait-hours-in-the-cold-outside-a-federal-immigration-and-customs
Contributor: ZUMA Press, Inc.
Alamy: social security and green card on white background
Contributor: Alexey Rotanov
Alamy: Class for immigrants learning English and preparing themselves for employment opportunities.
Contributor: David Grossman
ShutterStock: 1558448006, muslim-female-student-on-graduation-ceremony
ShutterStock: 582976555, Custom and travel passport stamp
123 RF: Graduation, Caps Thrown in the Air, Celebration Concept
Pixabay: 388253_1280, ed_davad train
Pixabay: 2602940_1280, StockSnap building, entrance, stairs
Pexel: Proud Graduate in Purple Cap and Gown
Contributor: Mitchel Onwuchuruba
Firefly: crowd, hispanic+east indian+white+asian, all ages, interacting, some picnicking, with inspiration image 803255
Firefly: realistic, crowd at a festival, white+black+asian+india+hispanic, interacting
Sue's iPhone: local festivals & events
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International Resuce Committee
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National Council on Public History
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What support is available to refugees in Atlanta?
UNHCR; The UN Refugee Agency
Georgia is home to several refugee resettlement agencies that have helped refugees find new homes in the state for more than four decades. Resettlement agencies like the IRC International Rescue Committee, New American Pathways and Catholic Charities Atlanta assist refugees to find housing and employment, register for school or language classes and connect them with necessary social and health services. In 2022, it is estimated that 87 percent of refugees were employed and self-sufficient within 8 months of resettlement and nearly 160 housing units were successfully secured for refugees.
Refugee-led businesses and organizations in Atlanta are also empowering refugees to succeed. Refuge Coffee Co., a refugee-led non-profit based in Clarkston, is providing job training and employment opportunities to newly resettled refugees. Seventy percent of all trainees and staff members are refugees or immigrants and women make up 74 percent of staff. Refugee Congress is a national nonpartisan organization built and led by former refugees, asylum-seekers, and other vulnerable migrants from all 50 states that advocate for policies and practices that positively impact their communities.