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After Fleeing Danger, Children Deserve a Warm Welcome

By Carolyn | Published October 16, 2015

I am just back from the island of Lesvos in the southeastern part of Greece, where I was visiting our programs for refugees who have made the perilous crossing from Turkey. It is a surreal experience: on the one hand a beautiful island with lovely small towns where vacationers from Europe flock in the summer […]

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Taking on an Overwhelming Challenge: The Child #RefugeeCrisis

By Carolyn | Published September 11, 2015

Overwhelming is the best word for it. It has been more than a week since the photo of little Alan Kurdi, the three year-old Syrian refugee who drowned along with his mother and brother in an attempt to flee to Europe, captured the world’s attention. This image has put a human face on a […]

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