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A Lifetime of Healing: CRIS Caseworker Anoj Sharma Serves Central Ohio’s Bhutanese Community
Afnan was resettled in Columbus with her mother and siblings as an 11-year-old in 2010. Her father was not able to join them until 2011. Here she shares a snapshot of their story.
In The Press
“Refugees, asylees contribute more than they cost governments, federal study finds” | The Columbus Dispatch | Written by Columbus Dispatch report Peter Gill [Photography by Courtney Hergesheimer, The Columbus Dispatch]
“Podcast aims to preserve Bhutanese Nepali community's memories” | The Columbus Dispatch | Written by Columbus Dispatch report Peter Gill [Photography by Doral Chenoweth, The Columbus Dispatch]
“Medical student finds calling connecting refugees, immigrants to health services” | Ohio State Health and Discovery | Written by Kelli Trinoskey, Senior Staff Writer, College of Medicine [Photography provided in article]
“An Immigrant Entrepreneur Pays It Forward by Hiring Displaced Afghans |Seven-time Inc. 5000 honoree Fab Glass and Mirror earns a 2023 Inc. Best in Business honor for its practice of hiring immigrants forced to flee the Taliban.” [Written by Jennifer Conrad; Photography by Maddie McGarvey]
CWS Community Organizer and close CRIS partner Blaise Balazire recently gathered local community leaders to identify issues within their respective communities and unite for change.
On September 29, 2023, President Biden “signed the Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2024, setting the refugee admissions target at 125,000 for this upcoming fiscal year.”
Though many Afghans have been welcomed into the U.S. since 2021, many are still awaiting a permanent legal status. CRIS immigration attorney Vincent Wells offers his perspective in this article by Matter News.
Read a Columbus Dispatch story discussing the influx of Afghan refugees coming to Ohio. CRIS’ role is specifically mentioned. It also discusses the difficulty of finding housing and jobs immediately after going through something so traumatizing. Additionally, the story explains the differences between refugees and humanitarian parolees. Click the button below to read the full story.
Read a Columbus Dispatch story discussing the implications of the new census data for Ohio populations, specifically Bhutanese Nepali residents. CRIS is mentioned to give insight into why there are so many refugees in Columbus and what they add to the community. Click the button below to read the full story.
Read a Columbus Dispatch article discussing how Afghans in America are reacting to the news of the Taliban taking the capital, Kabul, of Afghanistan. Additionally, learn how CRIS and other resettlement agencies in Central Ohio reacted. Click the button below to read the full story.
Blog Archive
CRIS Immigration Attorney Vincent Wells provides a brief explanation of Ukrainian Re-Parole .
CRIS Attorney Vincent Wells receives service award from The Public Interest Law Foundation at The Ohio State Univerity Moritz College of Law.
Abdi-Hakim Mohamed works with housing and family reunification with the CRIS Resettlement Program.