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During the annual meeting Vermont Council on World Affairs this week the mayor of Rutland, Vermont, says he's committed to refugee resettlement.Current…
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The City Council in Burlington, Vermont, is showing support for welcoming Syrian refugees.The council approved two measures on Monday night, one…
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Religious leaders in western Massachusetts are condemning acts of intolerance that have been reported locally since the election. The Bishop of the Roman…
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Plans are moving ahead to resettle 51 refugees, including some from Syria, in Northampton, Massachusetts. There are questions about how United States’…
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Church World Service held a public meeting Thursday night in Poughkeepsie to offer some details about a refugee resettlement program for the mid-Hudson…
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The Republican candidate for New York’s 18th congressional district was in Poughkeepsie Monday. Phil Oliva is expressing concern over news that a refugee…
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Hundreds of people turned out for a meeting Monday about bringing refugees, likely from Syria and Iraq, to Pittsfield.Working with the federal government,…
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Two public forums are scheduled this week about an initiative to resettle refugees including some from Syria in Northampton, Massachusetts. The meetings…
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Situated hundreds of miles from any other settlement, deep within the inhospitable desert of northern Kenya where only thorn bushes grow, Dadaab is a city…
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Last week, President Barack Obama said the U.S. would accept at least 10,000 Syrian refugees fleeing the war in their home country by 2016. Jill…