New guide aims to build welcoming infrastructure on campuses and local communities
October 27, 2023 — A new guide is available for higher education institutions seeking to welcome and support refugees on campus, as well as engage surrounding communities on refugee issues. The AHLAN Manual (ahlan is an Arabic term to express welcome) was created and published by the Greensboro, North Carolina-based organization Every Campus
ECAR STUDENT EXPERIENCES AT THE UN
Lakshmi Premysler: It was an honor to represent Guilford College and the ECAR minor at a United Nations conference this summer. The conference hall was filled with experts, diplomats and passionate students who are all striving to include refugees in their communities. The projects that were presented at the UN
NEW GUIDE AIMS TO BUILD WELCOMING INFRASTRUCTURE ON CAMPUSES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES
A new guide is available for higher education institutions seeking to welcome and support refugees on campus, as well as engage surrounding communities on refugee issues. The AHLAN Manual (ahlan is an Arabic term to express welcome) was created and published by the Greensboro, North Carolina-based organization Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR). The guide
NEWS – EVERY CAMPUS A REFUGE AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE WEAVER FOUNDATION
Media Contact: everycampusarefuge@gmail.com Link to Press Release PDF Greensboro, NC– Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR) was awarded a grant of $10,000 from The Weaver Foundation to assist with the general operating costs for 2023. The Weaver Foundation aims to improve the quality of life and economic environment for the Greater Greensboro community. Both ECAR
NEWS – ECAR Launches Map Tool
Media Contact: everycampusarefuge@gmail.com Link to Press Release PDF Greensboro, NC – Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR) is launching a new map tool that allows users to visualize higher education support for refugee resettlement across the country. The Partnerships for Establishing Resettlement Campuses Map Tool shows potential partnerships between local resettlement agencies, colleges and universities, refugee service
ECAR JOINS PRESIDENTS’ ALLIANCE TO URGE UNIVERSITY SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT
Every Campus a Refuge was identified as a model for refugee support on university campuses by the Presidents’ Alliance. ECAR joined organizations in calling upon Secretary of State and Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services to pursue university-based sponsorship for refugee students and families. You can read the letter
GIVE A KID ACCESS!
Every Campus A Refuge and the Bonner Center for Community Service and Learning are working together to support children served by our programs in Greensboro’s refugee and immigrant communities. Some of the children in these communities are currently without technological devices or internet access, making it very difficult for them
THANK YOU, ECAR VOLUNTEERS!
Every Campus a Refuge thrives because of our wonderful volunteers. We are incredibly grateful for the ways our volunteers create a softer landing for our newly arrived refugee families, whether it is by tutoring, moving furniture, donating, creating fundraisers, making art, taking guests to the grocery store, providing transportation, going
ECAR WELCOMES FIRST SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILY
On March 3rd, Every Campus a Refuge welcomed our first Spanish-speaking guests. Our new family is a couple with three children. Many Spanish-speaking members of the community reached out to help and wanted to train to become ECAR volunteers. The family was greeted warmly at the Greensboro airport by a