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The Strength to Keep Going: Galina’s Path Through War and Healing
September 23, 2025
The following blog was written by a program participant of CWS’s local Moldovan partner, Healthy City. Healthy City, also known as Zdorovii Gorod, supports Ukrainian refugees by providing comprehensive services including food and non-food items, social inclusion and psychosocial support. Fleeing Home and Facing Fear My name is Galina, and I am 64 years old. Before the war, I lived …
Starting Over: Anna’s Journey from Kherson to Confidence
September 15, 2025
The following blog was written by a program participant of CWS’s local Moldovan partner, Healthy City. Healthy City, also known as Zdorovii Gorod, supports Ukrainian refugees by providing comprehensive services including food and non-food items, social inclusion and psychosocial support. My name is Anna Vasilevska, and I am 34 years old. I came from Ukraine, from the beautiful city of …
The Literacy Bridge: How Home Language Integration Fuels Academic and Emotional Growth
September 12, 2025
In Indiana, high school senior Krish Gajaria recently contacted CWS Indianapolis Office Director Terri Morris Downs about donating books to the unaccompanied children in our care through a nonprofit he founded, Pages for Progress, whose mission is to increase book accessibility for refugee children within underserved communities. Krish donated more than 200 books to unaccompanied to help them learn English …
Stories of Impact: Trump Refugee Ban and Funding Halt
September 11, 2025
The Trump administration’s indefinite refugee ban and funding halt have had a devastating impact on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, communities welcoming refugees across the country and tens of thousands of vulnerable refugee families stranded overseas and who have recently arrived in the United States. Below are some of the refugees and communities who have been impacted by recent Executive …
The Rise of Global Hunger: From Scarcity to Solutions
August 29, 2025
The world is currently experiencing a food crisis of unprecedented proportions. Conflict, climate extremes and poverty are among the primary drivers that have caused up to 319 million people across 67 countries to face chronic hunger. What causes global hunger? The world produces enough food to feed everyone on the planet. The issue isn’t supply—many of our global neighbors are …