refugees

In a letter to the president, the leaders of city of Syracuse and Onondaga County offered the region as a resettling ground for those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Afghan refugees who've come to the area still face barriers securing employment and adjusting to life in the Syracuse Area. A grant from the Central New York Community Foundation aims to fill the gaps in support.

Syracuse’s refugee resettlement agencies say they’re ready to take in evacuees from Afghanistan who make their way here after escaping the grip of the Taliban. A pair of deadly explosions at and near the airport in Kabul today made the situation that much more dire.

Interfaith Works of Central New York is preparing for a return to a more open-minded approach to refugee resettlement under the incoming Biden…

Over 40,000 immigrants live in the Syracuse-metro area. They speak a variety of languages, work as essential employees, and often don’t have the same…

All Central New Yorkers are trying to cope with the risk and restrictions posed by COVID-19 and how to stay healthy. But the area’s newer refugees might…

Resettlement agencies in Syracuse continue to adjust to the significant drop in refugees nearly three years after president Trump’s executive orders…

Hamdi Farah knew in college that she wanted to be a teacher for the younger refugee children in Syracuse’s Somali-American community, but she had doubts…

Aromas of curry, cumin, turmeric, onions and other spices fill the room as goat curry cooks in a huge pot on the stove. Meanwhile, various dishes from…

It’s Christmas in May in Jan-Juba Arway’s house. A “Happy Holidays” decal adorns a wall in the living room with five stockings around it, one for Arway…