Posts by Ashley Wiskirchen
Missouri’s efforts to partner with local communities and organizations to resettle a wave of refugees from Afghanistan is garnering national attention.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Media Contact: Ashley Wiskirchen | Director of Communications | awiskirchen@cccnmo.org JEFFERSON CITY, MO. On Thursday, December 2, 2021, the Missouri Office of Refugee Administration hosted former Delaware Governor Jack Markell, the White House coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome, a federal task force responsible for the effort to resettle 125,000 Afghan refugees across 200 communities across the nation. Additional members of the…
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From Afghanistan to mid-Missouri: Refugees resettle with the help of local organizations Catholic Charities and City of Refuge lend a hand to Afghan refugees in the community KELSY ARMSTRONG | November 23, 2021 | View original article Of the more than 130,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan in August, about 1,200 will resettle in Missouri. The state…
Read MoreNearly 2,000 Afghan refugees expected to be resettled in four Missouri cities
Marshall Klimasewiski and his 9-year-old daughter, Amna, were among hundreds of runners and walkers who lined up Saturday morning for the Race for Refugees in St. by Rebecca Rivas | The Missouri Independent | Nov. 26 2021 | Click here to read the full article Marshall Klimasewiski and his 9-year-old daughter, Amna, were among hundreds of runners…
Read MoreRecord number of Afghan refugees settle in Columbia
By Zach Boetto | November 26, 2021 | Click here to read the full article COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A record number of Afghan refugees have found a place to call home in Columbia over the last two months. Since Sept. 26, Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri has welcomed 207 new Afghan refugees, including four…
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Nov 18, 2021 | KOMU 8 | See the full story online COLUMBIA – As the refugee crisis continues to unfold in Afghanistan, Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri is helping Afghans find refuge in mid-Missouri. “It’s been going really, really well,” Dan Lester, executive director of Catholic Charities, said. “It’s a lot of folks…
Read MoreCCCNMO Featured in “What you need to know” Friday November 19, 2021
Catholic Charities, Afghan doctor help refugees resettle in mid-Missouri As the refugee crisis continues to unfold in Afghanistan, Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri is helping Afghans find refuge in mid-Missouri. Last Thursday, Keep CoMo United launched a triage program, which is focused on organizing refugee donations from nonprofits. Catholic Charities is one of those…
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Community sponsorships will help resettle 300 refugees from Afghanistan in the area — Fulton Rotary Club offers a template Jay Nies | The Catholic Missourian | Read Full Article online The Fulton Rotary Club’s communal sponsorship of a resettling family from Afghanistan is uniting people of all ages, creeds and political stripes behind an essential…
Read MoreAdvocacy groups assist in eviction funding
by Michael Adkison | November 9, 2021 | Read the full article online JEFFERSON CITY — Organizations designed to prevent and manage homelessness in Central Missouri assisted individuals facing eviction sign up for federal funding. Representatives from the Homeless Task Force of Jefferson City, Project Homeless Connect, and Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, worked to…
Read MoreCatholic Charities welcomes Afghan refugees to mid-Missouri in town hall event
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri was featured in “Here’s what you need to know: Saturday Nov. 6” alongside four other key stories.
Read MoreLibrary, nonprofits offer events to help prevent evictions
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri was featured in the News Tribune on November 6, 2021 for eviction help services in partnership with other area non-profits.
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