Special Announcement- Idaho Conference on Refugees

The 2011 Idaho Conference on Refugees will take place on February 28- March 1, 2011 at Boise State University.
Requests for workshop proposals and ideas will be available soon. Check back for more details!

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Refugees Find the American Dream Down on the Farm

LA TIMES FEATURES BOISE REFUGEES
They come from such places as Bhutan, Myanmar and Somalia, all fleeing some form of strife and all looking for a way to fit in. A rural Oregon dairy in need of workers offers an opportunity. Link to full article

Thank you to everyone who supported World Refugee Day 2010!

 Saturday June 19, 2010: World Refugee Day was held at the Boise Center on the Grove alongside the Capital City Market.
A special thank you to all our supporters:

• Capital City Public Market
• Downtown Boise Association
• Tates Rents
• International Rescue Committee
• Agency for New Americans
• World Relief
• Northstar Cycle Courier Service
• Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
• Boise School District
• ABC Home Health
• and all the performers and vendors who took part in making it a wonderful success.

To see media coverage and photos of the event, click here

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Christina Bruce-Bennion, Agency for New Americans and Wendy Morgan, Idaho Office for Refugees
Co-Author a Reader's View in the Idaho Statesman. Read the article HERE

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