Journeys to Refuge
June is World Refugee Month, which is highlighted by World Refugee Day on June 20.
This year, CCS' Migration and Refugee Services team is celebrating with our annual event, Journeys to Refuge. We hope you'll join us for this year's event on June 20th from 5:00-8:00 pm at Liberty Park.
Event attendees will learn about the world of refugee resettlement, celebrate the cultures of our many clients, and discover ways they can support the incredible work of welcoming newcomers.
If you're interested in sponsorship opportunities for the event, please contact Maresha Bosgieter at .
For information regarding accessibility, please contact this event's Accessibility Coordinator, Leul Mengistu, at 801-428-1249.
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Catholic Community Services of Utah’s Migration and Refugee Services Department operates three programs—Refugee Resettlement, Refugee Foster Care, .. -
Catholic Community Services of Utah’s Migration and Refugee Services Department operates three programs—Refugee Resettlement, Refugee Foster Care, .. -
My name is Dhulfiquar. I left Iraq. I tried to leave and come here in 2007. At that time, I had been working for the US Army for 4 years. But I .. -
My name is Abdifitah and I'm a Somali man. I live in Utah, Salt Lake City. My wife came here seven years before myself, my daughter, and .. -
I come from a family with 12 kids so choosing names for each child was not easy. When they asked my father what my name was going to be he said, “I’m .. -
The following is the story of a friendship between a CCS client, Faiz*, and his Youth Mentor, Nathan. Learn more about CCS' Refugee Youth Mentoring .. -
I'm from Rwanda, and I was born and raised in a small refugee camp and I grew up there until I was about 15. I came here with two of my siblings in ..