Rabia is 24 years old and college educated. Her brother was part of the Afghan National Army (he fled to Iran), and her sister and her sister’s husband worked with NATO (fled to Germany), both associations also placing her at risk. And finally, she is Hazara and fears harm by the Taliban because of their historical persecution of her ethnic group. She was evacuated, with her older sister who worked on USAID projects, to the United States on September 2, […]

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Marissa Castellanos and Alisa Pifine both provided training workshops at the Neighborhood Place Annual Day Conference on Oct 4. There were about 60 people in Marissa’s workshop, Human Trafficking: An Overview, and about 40 in Alisa’s workshop, “Serving Limited English‐ Speaking Clients – Best Practices and Resources.” Thanks to you both representing us so well!

Annalena Tonelli–Servant of the Poor (1943–2003)

Annalena Tonelli studied to become a lawyer in her native Italy. But from an early age, she felt a deep calling to serve “the poor, the suffering, the abandoned, the unloved.” In 1969 she moved to northern Kenya to the town of Wajir. There, among a population of mostly ethnic Somalis, she taught school and later trained […]

Common Earth Gardens has received a Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program grant for $298,000 over  the next three years. The funds will support the current programming, allow the team to pursue more much-needed land, and will fund new initiatives aimed at giving people in apartments small scale growing alternatives. Congratulations, Common Earth Gardens!

Below are the staff stars for September.

The monthly winner is #1056… Alissa Edwards!!! YAY!

Thanks, everyone, for your terrific service.

1.      Aida Drazic

2.      Holly Baumer-Smith

3.      Alissa Edwards

4.      Sondra Mehler

5.      Tamar Israel

6.      Kathy Howe-Kerr

Given that all of our work addresses are temporary, please speak with Ellen Hauber before ordering any new business cards or letterhead. We’re aiming to be good stewards of our resources and not have a lot of unusable materials when it comes time to move. You can contact Ellen at ehauber@archlou.org.