A Rhode Island non-profit dedicated to helping immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers build a new home here in the U.S. is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. But the founders of the Refugee Dream Center in Providence say that their work is harder than ever in the current political climate. “What we are confronting is […]
Refugee Dream Center
Posted inEnvironment, Immigration, The Weekly Catch
After Trump orders, future is murky for local refugee program and offshore wind projects
This week President Trump suspended the country’s refugee program for at least four months. As a result, a local refugee support nonprofit says they’ve already lost funding and had to cut staff. And Trump issued an executive order declaring he would not permit any new offshore wind farms. We hear from a maritime lawyer about what this could mean for the offshore wind projects under development in our region. Also, in a world of smartphones and GPS, why run a store that sells maps? The owner of The Map Center in Pawtucket says that, unlike the apps, the maps he sells are works of art that tell stories about our world. That and more on this week’s show.
Posted inEn Español, Immigration
Refugee Dream Center pierde fondos y personal debido a las órdenes de inmigración de Trump
Click here to listen and read in English. Los inmigrantes y los grupos locales que los apoyan están sintiendo el impacto de la avalancha de órdenes ejecutivas del presidente Trump esta semana. El Refugee Dream Center en Providence dice que perdieron fondos federales casi inmediatamente y, como resultado, despidieron a algunos de sus miembros de […]
Posted inImmigration, Local, Politics
Refugee Dream Center loses funding and staff after Trump immigration orders
Haga clic aquà para leer en español. Immigrants and local groups that support them are feeling the impact from President Trump’s flurry of executive actions this week. The Refugee Dream Center in Providence says it has already lost federal funding and laid off some of its staff members as a result. The non-profit helps resettle […]
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Refugee Dream Center is working overtime to cover rush of new cases
Haga clic aquà para leer en español. Noorulhaq Sadeqi is a 38-year-old man from Afghanistan. He’s a refugee who’s been living in the U.S. for three years. Before that, Sadeqi served in the U.S.-supported Afghan airforce as a pilot and translator. But following the Taliban’s takeover in 2021 he was forced to flee. “This is […]
Posted inEn Español, Immigration, Local
Refugee Dream Center está trabajando horas extras para cubrir una avalancha de nuevos casos
Click here to read in English. Noorulhaq Sadeqi es un hombre de 38 años de Afganistán. Es un refugiado que ha vivido en los Estados Unidos por tres años. Antes de eso, Sadeqi sirvió en la fuerza aérea afgana, apoyada por Estados Unidos, como piloto y traductor. Pero tras la toma de poder de los […]
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Ep. 2: Omar Bah’s Refugee Dream Center
Gambian refugee Omar Bah starts his life over in Providence, Rhode Island, and turns his struggle into a mission to help other refugees.
