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Monthly Archive for: "January, 2020"
 We welcomed a family from Myanmar!
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By Heather McCain
In Frontpage, Newsletter
Posted January 30, 2020

We welcomed a family from Myanmar!

We’re happy to announce that a family from Myanmar arrived to a comfortable and welcoming home in Omaha last week. This arrival is made possible thanks to the ongoing support of our Refuge [...]

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 Refugee Empowerment Center resettled 114 refugees in 2019.
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By Heather McCain
In Frontpage, Newsletter
Posted January 19, 2020

Refugee Empowerment Center resettled 114 refugees in 2019.

Refugee Empowerment Center (REC) resettled 114 refugees in 2019 and helped about 120 refugees find jobs through our employment program. Big thanks to our employees for working so hard, hustling [...]

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 Profile: Candle artisan, Aye Sway
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By Heather McCain
In Frontpage, Newsletter
Posted January 19, 2020

Profile: Candle artisan, Aye Sway

Many refugee women lack formal work experience when they first arrive. Creating Refuge candles is a good first step in gaining experience outside of the home. Oftentimes, volunteers and refugees [...]

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 Former intern is featured in Omaha World Herald
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By Heather McCain
In Frontpage, Newsletter
Posted January 19, 2020

Former intern is featured in Omaha World Herald

Check out the Omaha World Herald’s article a couple of weeks ago about our former intern and Creighton University grad Timi!  With his time in Omaha ticking away, new Creighton University [...]

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 Lunch-N-Learn
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By Heather McCain
In Frontpage, Newsletter
Posted January 18, 2020

Lunch-N-Learn

We had a very productive Lunch-n-Learn last Friday, led by our Executive Director, Amanda Kohler. Visitors learned about REC, Project Refuge, met our candle artisans and tried out the soy lotion [...]

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Tel: (402) 554-0759
Email: info@refugeeempowerment.org

Refugee Empowerment Center (REC) is an affiliate of Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. (ECDC). Reception and placement activities that the REC conducts are paid for, in part, through financial assistance provided by the Department of State through ECDC. REC received $60,000 through competitive funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and families, Grant #90RP0114-01. The Preferred Communities project will be financed 100% of Federal funds. The contents of this are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human services, Administration for Children and Families. Match Grant is a federally-funded program operated under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement. REC operates the Match Grant program through ECDC.

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