Newsletter

 Things are rapidly changing with the spread of COVID-19 and I wanted to send a quick update on some of the things we’re doing at Refugee Empowerment Center to serve refugees in our [...]

Jamal, our Senior Manager of Programs, closed on his first house recently. He said, “Little by little I’m working to gain back what I lost in my country. I’ve been in the US for almost 4 years [...]

We are proud to announce that our Project Refuge candles are now being sold at Flowerama on 144th and Pacific Streets and Scout Dry Goods in Dundee (both in Omaha)! Mitch, our operations intern, [...]

Valentine’s Day is Friday and we want to help spread love and happiness throughout Omaha. We’ll deliver Refuge candles, flowers and truffles to your special someone on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]