Press Release

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November 29, 2018                                              

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World Relief Calls for Renewed Attention to AIDS on PEPFAR 15th Anniversary, World AIDS Day

Baltimore, Md. – World Relief commends President Trump and Vice President Pence’s commitment to combat HIV/AIDS, which was reflected today in the promise of $100 million in new funding to address key gaps in controlling and preventing the disease. This commitment is critical given a huge need for testing and treatment for those living with HIV. It’s estimated that more than 36.9 million people worldwide are currently living with HIV, 1.8 million of whom are children. Approximately 5,000 new HIV infections are contracted every single day and 1 million lives are lost each year to AIDS-related illness. The announcement coincides with the 15th anniversary of President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and World AIDS Day on Saturday, December 1. 

We celebrate that PEPFAR has saved over 17 million lives, with a record 14.6 million people currently receiving life-saving antiretroviral treatment through PEPFAR funding. Testing and treatment for HIV not only prolong life and enable infected individuals to live normal lives, but they may be able to reduce transmission to others to almost zero.

The church has a critical role in helping to get people tested and treated, and World Relief is pleased to catalyze church mobilization efforts in many countries. We do so as we believe it is absolutely crucial that efforts are focused on preventing the transmission of HIV from ever occurring between couples, mothers and their unborn or newly born infants and youth. 

Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump have provided leadership in the global fight against HIV and eight successive Congresses have approved funding.  We are grateful for this historic commitment and urge Congress and the Administration to continue to support HIV/AIDS advocacy, prevention and treatment funding. The progress has been substantial but growing populations present growing risk of HIV prevalence around the world. 

We are proud of the contribution churches are making in this global effort. World Relief will continue to work with churches on the front lines throughout Africa and across the globe. We are resolved to continue our efforts until all needing help receive it, and there is not one more new infection.

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About World Relief:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that seeks to overcome violence, poverty and injustice. Through love in action, we bring hope, healing and restoration to millions of the world’s most vulnerable women, men and children through vital and sustainable programs in disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding, as well as refugee and immigration services in the U.S. For 75 years, we’ve partnered with churches and communities, currently across more than 20 countries, to provide relief from suffering and help people rebuild their lives.

Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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November 9, 2018                                              

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World Relief Responds to President Trump’s Asylum Announcement, Urges Caution

Baltimore, Md. – World Relief is deeply concerned by President Trump’s announcement this morning that the administration has signed a proclamation to significantly restrict the opportunity to request asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Our asylum laws — which were designed to ensure that the United States should never allow someone who has a credible fear of persecution to be returned to a situation of violence or even death — are under threat and must be respected.

“For decades, World Relief has partnered with local churches to assist persecuted people in rebuilding their lives in the United States. We stand ready to do so now, and are deeply troubled by the news that our government may disregard our laws and restrict the opportunity to request asylum,” said World Relief president Scott Arbeiter.

“While some media reports have framed the recent movement of asylum seekers coming toward the U.S. border as a problem of illegal immigration, the right to request asylum is a part of longstanding U.S. law. World Relief has deployed legal services professionals to the border region on various occasions in recent months to help provide legal counsel to those seeking asylum. Our staff have witnessed those seeking asylum being told to wait for several weeks before being allowed to lawfully present their claims at the port of entry, which is why some have availed themselves of the legal option of requesting asylum elsewhere, as explicitly permitted by U.S. law. To attempt to restrict the right to request asylum is both morally troubling and legally questionable,” said World Relief senior vice president Emily B. Gray.

“Among the many individuals seeking asylum at our borders, there are many who very likely qualify for protections under the terms of our law and others who will likely not qualify,” noted Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief. “Our government has a responsibility to keep and enforce our immigration laws, which implies protecting our borders but also providing due process to each asylum seeker. We must provide protections to those entitled to it under our laws, and we should treat all those seeking asylum – even if they ultimately are not found to be eligible – with dignity and respect.”

Added Arbeiter, “While we call upon our government to follow U.S. law as it adjudicates each case, we also are mindful of the role of the church. Jesus instructs to love our neighbors, and he made clear in his parable of the Good Samaritan that the ‘neighbor’ whom we are called to love could specifically include a foreign traveler in need. We encourage Christians throughout the country to respond with Christ-like compassion to the plight of these individuals, and to advocate with our elected officials to ensure that life-saving asylum protections within U.S. law are not disregarded.”

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About World Relief:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that seeks to overcome violence, poverty and injustice. Through love in action, we bring hope, healing and restoration to millions of the world’s most vulnerable women, men and children through vital and sustainable programs in disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding, as well as refugee and immigration services in the U.S. For 75 years, we’ve partnered with churches and communities, currently across more than 20 countries, to provide relief from suffering and help people rebuild their lives.

Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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October 4, 2018                                              

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World Relief Decries President Trump’s Designation of 30,000 Refugee Cap
Evangelical refugee resettlement organization mourns this decision’s impact on America’s heart and legacy  

Baltimore, Md. – Today, the President confirmed the decision to lower the United States’ refugee ceiling to 30,000 people for FY19. World Relief, which believes the United States has the ability to welcome at least 75,000 refugees, grieves the impact this reduction will have on some of the world’s most vulnerable people.

World Relief CEO Tim Breene commented: “The maximum number of refugees allowed into the U.S. has drastically decreased under this administration from 110,000 just two years ago to just 30,000 now. In the middle of the worst refugee crisis in history, this decision shows a need for us to reexamine our hearts and values. We pray for the refugee families around the world whom this will impact and will work to expand our country’s legacy of generosity and compassion.”

In the wake of FY18, when the administration vetted and welcomed only 22,491 of the 45,000 they were slated to accept, World Relief is deeply concerned that this year will mark a decline of U.S. leadership on refugee protection. With more than 25 million refugees around the world, many look to the United States’ leadership for help in fleeing persecution and oppression.

World Relief President Scott Arbeiter responded: “This announcement is disheartening because it undermines the White House’s previous promise to help Christians and religious minorities suffering in other countries. In fact, the number of persecuted Christians allowed into the U.S. from countries identified by Open Doors USA for the most extreme persecution has decreased by 74.5 percent between FY17 and FY18. The president campaigned on a platform to help persecuted Christians, but this decision will cause the opposite effect. We are saddened by this change of heart and believe the U.S. should do much more to serve the ‘least of these.’”

We are deeply disappointed by the Administration’s decision and the effect it will have on the safety and well-being of refugees around the world. World Relief will continue to welcome refugees in the United States in partnership with local communities.

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About World Relief:

World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that seeks to overcome violence, poverty and injustice. Through love in action, we bring hope, healing and restoration to millions of the world’s most vulnerable women, men and children through vital and sustainable programs in disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding, as well as refugee and immigration services in the U.S. For 75 years, we’ve partnered with churches and communities, currently across more than 20 countries, to provide relief from suffering and help people rebuild their lives.  

Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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September 17, 2018                                              

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World Relief Denounces State Department FY19 Refugee Cap
Evangelical refugee assistance charity urges a restored cap of 75,000  

Baltimore, Md. – Today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a press conference the Administration’s refugee policy for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes a decision to lower the refugee ceiling to 30,000 people – lower, even, than Fiscal Year 2018’s historically low cap of 45,000. With just two weeks left in Fiscal Year 2018, the U.S. has admitted fewer than 21,000 refugees, which makes clear that the administration sees this ceiling merely as a maximum, not as a goal.

World Relief CEO Tim Breene commented: “This repeated reduction in the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. is incredibly troubling. Not only is it a continuation of a series of unprecedented attacks on our American values and on the humanitarian nature of the refugee resettlement program, but it falls far short of helping the large number of vulnerable people around the world. This is just another step in the systematic dismantling of a program that exists to shelter people who need our support and protection. America can do better.”

Throughout the nearly 40 years of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program, the average refugee ceiling was above 90,000 until last year when it was cut to 45,000 individuals. This shift comes in the midst of the worst refugee crisis in history; over 68 million people are forcibly displaced throughout the world, and over 25 million are refugees.

World Relief President Scott Arbeiter responded: “A cap of 30,000 jeopardizes the safety of future refugees, including persecuted Christians, who will no longer be able to find refuge in the U.S., nor does it reflect the actual capacity or willingness of Americans to receive and resettle refugees. This decision contradicts the administration’s declared commitment to helping persecuted Christian and religious minorities in dangerous and oppressive countries. Evangelicals should be concerned by this assault against our call to support ‘the least of these.’”

World Relief believes America has a responsibility to welcome refugees both as a nation of faith and as a nation founded by immigrants. It is time for America’s policies to reflect this responsibility with a cap of at least 75,000.

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About World Relief:

World Relief is a global humanitarian relief and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding and has offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services. Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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August 8, 2018                                              

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Baltimore, Md. – August 8, 2018 – Today, World Relief signed a letter penned by the leaders of the Evangelical Immigration Table urging the Trump administration to restore the refugee ceiling to 75,000. The global refugee population is over 25 million people, and the U.S. is ready and able to receive more individuals and families seeking refuges from violence and persecution in their countries of origin.

Scott Arbeiter, president of World Relief, commented: “The United States has for many years been a beacon of hope to persecuted people around the world. We have also been an example to many other nations who have followed our lead to welcome those persecuted for their faith. We have nearly abandoned this place of moral leadership (with admittance of persecuted Christians from particular countries down 98%). We urge our leaders to return to our national heritage of welcome to persecuted people of all faiths (or none at all). Compassion and security are not mutually exclusive.”

Sent to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, the letter was signed by Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Convention, National Association of Evangelicals president Leith Anderson, Shirley Hoogstra of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities and various other national evangelical leaders. The letter particularly highlights the effect of a dramatic reduction in refugee admissions on persecuted Christians and on other religious minorities. In the past decade, the plurality of refugees resettled to the U.S. have been Christians, many of whom have faced horrific persecution on account of their faith in countries such as Iraq, Iran and Burma. For example, compared to the first half of 2016, the number of Christian refugees admitted to the U.S. from the Middle East from January through June 2018 is down by more than 98 percent.

The Evangelical Immigration Table’s letter, coming shortly after the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom in which several of the Table’s leaders participated, commends the administration’s commitment to upholding religious liberty, but notes that such a commitment is inconstant with a dramatic reduction in the admission of refugees who have been persecuted by governments that have severely restricted their religious freedom.

World Relief calls on Americans of all or no faiths to raise their voices to advocate for the vulnerable in their communities and regain the American identity that embraces the stranger and protects freedom for all. Reach out to the White House at (202) 456-1111 and call your Congressman at (202) 224-3121 and tell them you believe the U.S. should be a place of welcome for those who need protection. America is ready, willing and able to welcome 75,000 refugees.

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World Relief is a global humanitarian relief and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding and has offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services. Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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August 2, 2018                                              

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World Relief Expresses Concern Over Reports, Urges White House Not to Abandon Refugees

The U.S. is ready, willing and able to welcome 75,000 refugees.  At this time of unprecedented refugee need, with over 25 million refugees, the U.S. should be leading and increasing, not reducing the number of refugees we welcome.

Baltimore, Md. – August 2, 2018 – Based on our Christian calling to welcome and to serve the vulnerable, World Relief strongly opposes the reduction to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program reportedly under consideration by the federal government.  Some reports, including one by the  New York Times, claim that the cut being considered would be to 25,000 refugees or fewer. This would be a reduction of some 40 percent from this year’s cap of 45,000. In June, the United National High Commissioner for Refugees reported that today there are over 25.4 million refugees in the world, and over half are women and children.
 
Tim Breene, World Relief CEO, says, “A cap of 25,000 would represent a welcome for only one thousandth (0.1%) of those in our world needing protection. This reduction would fly in the face of the values and beliefs of America as a beacon for the world that have supported this program. It is not who we have been as a nation.”
 
“Across the nation our offices are experiencing calls and requests for increased refugee resettlement,” reports Emily Gray, Sr. Vice President for U.S. Ministries at World Relief. “Local governments, churches and communities are asking us to help more refugees come to the U.S. Local business are calling asking for workers to help fuel local economies. Homes, jobs and a new community are waiting for refugees if our government will allow them to come.”
 
Through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, refugees are offered protection from war and oppression. They remain the most thoroughly screened and vetted of all immigrants to the United States. In a government-sponsored study in 2017, refugees were also shown to have contributed $63 billion to the U.S. economy since the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980.
 
“We can and should increase, not decrease the number of refugees coming to the U.S.,“ Gray added.  “A strong refugee program saves lives, builds communities and helps to fuel the U.S. economy. And, when we see people facing unimaginable danger, for us as people of faith, welcoming them is the right thing to do.”

Take action today: Call President Trump and tell him you believe the U.S. should be a place of welcome for those who need protection. We are ready, willing and able to welcome 75,000 refugees.

Here’s what you can do today:

1.       Call the White House at (202) 456-1111 with the message above.
2.      Call congressional representatives at (202) 224-3121 with the same message.
3.      Blast social media or emails to your mailing lists asking people to raise their voices to the White House and Congress.

#Welcome75K #RefugeesWelcome #WithRefugees #WeWelcomeRefugees

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World Relief is a global humanitarian relief and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding and has offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services. Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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June 25, 2018

CONTACT:
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703-388-6734

America Loves Refugees, Celebrates World Refugee Day Nationwide
World Relief shares stories, honors strength and courage of refugees

Baltimore, Md. – In honor of refugees worldwide on Wednesday, June 20, World Relief celebrated World Refugee Day with national and local activities to highlight refugees’ stories and equip Americans to welcome and resettle those newly arrived in their communities. Since 1979, World Relief has helped 300,000 refugees make America their home, and the results were celebrated across the country this week.

“From the halls of Congress to the border in El Paso to the soccer pitch in California, World Relief has spent the week of World Refugee Day listening to and advocating for the stranger. The path to arriving in the U.S. as a refugee or immigrant is often long and fraught with difficulty,” said Scott Arbeiter, president of World Relief. “As a nation, World Refugee Day is an important opportunity to listen to the stories from these strong men and women and honor the strength that it’s taken to arrive and to rebuild their lives. And it’s a time to consider how we as a nation can continue to be a beacon of light and hope for those fleeing persecution in this world.”

Nationally, World Relief advocated for the quick resolution of policies that will clear legal pathways for DREAMers and individuals seeking asylum at the U.S. border. Matthew Soerens, U.S. Director of Church Mobilization, urged Attorney General Sessions to reconsider the controversial “Zero Tolerance” policy in an op-ed at USA Today, and in interviews on CNN.

World Relief partnered with the Evangelical Immigration Table on several efforts, signing a letter sent to President Trump to protest border separations, which now has over 10,000 signatures, including more than one thousand local pastors.

In our Nation’s capital, on Tuesday, June 19, World Relief joined a delegation of evangelical women and men to visit Capitol Hill offices. The day before, World Relief Triad Executive Director Jennifer Foy spoke on a press call host a press call to advocate policy solutions to the pressing issues facing America’s immigration system. Foy was joined by several other evangelical women leaders, including  Kathryn Freeman, Director of Public Policy, Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission; Helena Muliwa, former refugee from Burundi; Shirley Mullen, President, Houghton College; Trillia Newbell, Director of Community Outreach, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; Kelly Rosati, Justice Liaison, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference; Ava Steaffens, CEO, Christian Community Development Association; and Jo Anne Lyon, Global Ambassador, The Wesleyan Church.

On Wednesday, World Relief sent a team to the U.S.-Mexico border to broadcast a live Facebook update outside the Tornillo, Texas, detention center. The update featured Matthew and Tyler Burns, host of The Justice Conference podcast, who discussed the policies leading to family separations and the importance of honoring the dignity of those seeking asylum, especially on World Refugee Day. You can watch the footage here. Having seen firsthand the situation at the border, World Relief urged President Trump and Congress to go farther than the Executive Order signed on Wednesday to halt family separation – reuniting families is essential, but it doesn’t yet resolve the outstanding issue of detaining children indefinitely.

Responding to many questions from those who desire to help the situation at the border and around the country, World Relief launched a new, free, digital resource for those who see the need and want to help, but don’t know how. The funds raised throughout June will go toward legal services to help those seeking asylum at the border and other vital services that World Relief provides immigrants and refugees. The launch of the platform coincided with the premier of a dramatic new short film, entitled “Al’s Story.”

The subject of the film, Al, as well as his family, shared their story of escape from war-torn Iraq during a spotlight event hosted by World Relief DuPage/Aurora. Elsewhere around the country, activities ranged from the evening of dinner and storytelling hosted by World Relief Fox Valley, a soccer tournament hosted by World Relief Sacramento with Sacramento Republic FC and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, an open house hosted by World Relief Moline, and more.

Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief, commented, “As a nation founded by immigrants in large part to protect the freedoms of persecuted classes in other nations, we need the reminder that World Refugee Day brings: our liberty came at a cost. We’re grateful for the contributions brought to our communities by the deserving men and women who we at World Relief have had the privilege of welcoming and resettling.”

World Refugee Day happens once a year, but the work continues. In 2018, approximately 20,000 refugees are anticipated in the U.S. They come from around the world, fleeing situations that are often violent, and they must first pass a rigorous vetting process before entering the U.S. If you would like to learn more, please visit the World Relief’s website.

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World Relief is a global humanitarian relief and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding and has offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services. Learn more at worldrelief.org.

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June 21, 2018

CONTACT:
Lauren Carl
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703-388-6734

World Relief: President’s Executive Order Does Not Solve Nation’s Family Separation Crisis

El Paso, TX — Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order stating that immigrant families apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border will be detained together, a reversal from a previous approach that separated children from their parents. World Relief has urged the President and Congress to take action to end the separation of families for several weeks, and we are grateful that the president has heard these concerns. However, we remained concerned that this executive order proposes to place families in detention for an indefinite amount of time.

World Relief calls upon the administration to quickly outline and enact a policy to reunite all children who currently remain separated from their parents and restrict the amount of time children are held, with or without their parents.

“Since 1997, it has been the United States’ policy that children would not be detained for more than 20 days,” said Scott Arbeiter, President of World Relief. “In fact, this executive order is not just an incomplete solution; it has created additional questions. While being detained together is marginally better than being detained separately, we fundamentally believe that children do not belong in jail-like detention facilities at all. It is now up to Congress to act quickly to restore dignity and transparency to a broken system.”

Matthew Soerens, World Relief’s U.S. Director of Church Mobilization, who has been along the border in recent days with several other World Relief staff, commented, “Yesterday’s executive order makes no provisions for reuniting thousands of children who have been forcibly separated from their parents and remain in detention. The citizens, communities and churches of the U.S. must continue contacting elected officials, urging them to reunite families now and to reverse the underlying ‘zero tolerance’ policy that precipitated this crisis. As an organization, World Relief simply will not rest until we know that these children are once again with their families.”

For those who want to learn more or find out how to help, World Relief has provided the digital means for individuals to raise funds to go to legal aid for the families seeking asylum at the border.

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World Relief is a global humanitarian relief and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding and has offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services.

Website | worldrelief.org  Twitter | @WorldRelief

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May 31, 2018

CONTACT:
Lauren Carl
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Dear America: Here’s How You Can Help Refugees Rebuild Their Lives

BALTIMORE — Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, 2018, World Relief is challenging Americans to help refugees in the U.S. rebuild their lives by launching a free digital platform created to help anyone, anywhere become an advocate for the refugees in their communities.

“We’re excited to support refugees on a multi-local level and watch how individuals, groups and churches across the country choose to launch innovative fundraising campaigns in their regions,” said Tim Breene, CEO of World Relief. “The peer-to-peer model we’re using enables motivated advocates to better serve their local refugee community. Our goal is to make it easy for anyone to become the hands and feet of Jesus to those in need.” 

The new World Relief platform is a free, digital resource for those who see the need and want to help, but don’t know how. The platform offers a profile for advocates to tell their story and set personal fundraising goals. It also offers guidance on how to use their own peer-to-peer (P2P) network to raise money to support refugees. The funds raised will provide vital refugee services, including furniture, basic household items, ESL classes, counseling and immigration legal services, as well as job skills and employment services.

Alongside the launch of the platform, World Relief is premiering a dramatic new short film entitled “Al’s Story.” The video shows viewers the real impact World Relief volunteers and staff had on one man’s life in his quest to escape war-torn Iraq. The film will help advocates and their communities better understand refugee resettlement and how they can get involved to make a difference. Since 1979, World Relief has helped 300,000 refugees make America their home, and through the toolkit, it is empowering others to participate in that work.

“We urge Americans to step up to the challenge,” commented Scott Arbeiter, president of World Relief, “and make a new life possible for the thousands of men, women and children who will seek refuge here in the next year. Welcoming these courageous refugees is foundational to their successful integration and long-term flourishing in our country. This World Refugee Day, we invite everyone to share in that effort in their own unique way.”

Roughly 20,000 refugees are expected to arrive in the U.S. in 2018. Refugees entering America are often fleeing life-threatening situations and undergo an incredibly rigorous vetting system before they are admitted. These families deserve a warm welcome, access to the services essential to establishing a new life and friendships that will graft them into lasting community.

To learn more or watch the short film, please visit the landing page of World Relief’s new digital platform.

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World Relief is a global humanitarian relief and development organization that stands with the vulnerable and partners with local churches to end the cycle of suffering, transform lives and build sustainable communities. With over 70 years of experience, World Relief works in 20 countries worldwide through disaster response, health and child development, economic development and peacebuilding and has offices in the United States that specialize in refugee and immigration services.

Website | worldrelief.org  Twitter | @WorldRelief