In March of this year, 15,918 children from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador crossed into the U.S. at our southern border—the highest number of children since we began collecting data in 2010. Although this number has dropped in recent months, the children who have made this long and dangerous crossing without their parents are of […]
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USCRI Vermont Welcomes New Health and Wellness Program Coordinator
USCRI Vermont would like to welcome Olivia Moseley, our new Health and Wellness Program Coordinator, to the staff. Olivia brings 15 years of experience working in health and human rights nonprofits, including organizations working to meet the needs of refugees and immigrants. She worked in health and social service programing in the Middle East and […]
USCRI Statement on the Presidential Determination of the Refugee Admissions Ceiling
For immediate release May 3, 2021 Media contact: Annette Sheckler (571)289-1731 or [email protected] Arlington, VA—The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is pleased to note that President Biden has raised the refugee admissions ceiling to 62,500. This ceiling replaces one set by the previous administration at an historic low of 15,000. With […]
Case Management for Unaccompanied Children in ORR Care
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) operates the Unaccompanied Children’s Program to serve children from non-contiguous countries who arrive without a parent and do not have legal immigration status. Since 2002, the UC Program has served more than 400,000 children. ORR serves children via a national network of shelters who provide care for children in […]
Meet USCRI Vermont’s Noel Mukiza, New Program Coordinator
Yambu (Hello), my name is Noel Mukiza and I am the Program Coordinator for the Wilson Fish-TANF Coordination Program also known as the EXCEL program here at USCRI Vermont. EXCEL stands for Excellence through Care, Empowerment, and Learning. I am originally from Burundi and arrived to Vermont with some of my family members in 2007. […]
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Backgrounder: Somalia
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) presents the following backgrounder on the humanitarian crisis in Somalia as of October 15, 2020. Information and maps are from various sources and not the original work of USCRI. Read full report: https://refugees.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Somalia-Backgrounder.pdf
USCRI Statement on the Presidential Determination Signed Today for Refugee Admissions Ceiling
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is disheartened by President Biden’s decision not to lift former President Trump’s refugee resettlement cap of 15,000 for fiscal year 2021 in the Presidential Determination signed today. Under the previous administration, refugee admissions to the U.S. fell to this historic low of 15,000. In February of this […]
Making a Difference in the Lives of Young People in Vermont
“I felt a calling to return to the school system to build cultural and linguistic bridges for refugee and immigrant youth struggling with the same things I struggled with- learning English, cultivating friendships, developing good study habits, involving my parents in my education, and finding my voice and being heard.” Meet Noor Bulle, Multilingual Liaison […]
World Health Day Spotlight- Leslie Olson
On World Health Day, we celebrate the work of healthcare workers around the world including our colleagues here at USCRI who work tirelessly to ensure our clients are able to easily navigate the country’s health systems and have access to tools and resources as needed. Meet Leslie Olson, licensed social worker and refugee wellness case […]
Welcome Yoga Subedi | USCRI Vermont’s Nepali and Hindi Translator and Interpreter
Yoga Subedi is USCRI Vermont’s full-time Nepali and Hindi interpreter and translator. Yoga was resettled by USCRI in 2009, and quickly began helping Bhutanese refugees as an interpreter after being hired. In his 11 years of service at USCRI, Yoga has worked as an interpreter for the courts, hospital, social service agencies, schools, law firms, […]
