Making an Impact, Refugees & Immigrants

Guidelines to Sponsor Refugee Families

It is a voluntary choice to become a refugee sponsor, whether through your church or a dedicated organization.

June 4, 2024

Making an Impact, Refugees & Immigrants

Refugees: Here in Georgia

Refugees in Georgia The term “refugee” has become a political weapon, used as a term of aggression, a form of emotional manipulation. But at the heart of it, a refugee represents humanity. Refugees are human…

December 18, 2023
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Making an Impact, Refugees & Immigrants

Welcoming the Stranger in Western Middle Georgia

Over two years, El Refugio Ministry received $40,000 funding from ECF to fund the pilot of a new post-release program that offers short-term accommodations for those released with asylum from the detention center. Not only…

April 21, 2021

Making an Impact, Refugees & Immigrants

Immigrants, Refugees, & Migrants: What’s the difference?

The world is facing the largest forced displacement crisis in history – more than 65 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes by conflict, persecution, and violence. Of that number, 25.4 million have…

May 13, 2019