ALL Refugee Stories

U.S. to Accept 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees Starting This Summer

A message from Lori Weber, regional director of Catholic Charities Jacksonville: "Yesterday, the White House announced that the United...

Behind the Scenes: Sorting Donations for Ukrainian Refugees with Action News Jax

Originally aired/published on Action News Jax. Click image to watch full segment. By Stephanie Bennett Jacksonville, Fla. – Catholic...

Donations Needed to Support Ukrainian Refugees in Northeast Florida

Originally aired/published on First Coast News on March 11, 2022. By Kailey Tracy JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The United Nations estimates that...

Regional Director Lori Weber Joins WJXT to Discuss Agency's Plans to Resettle Ukrainian Refugees

Originally aired/published on News4Jax.com on March 10, 2022.

Refugee Services Program Ready to Resettle Ukrainian Refugees to Jacksonville

Originally aired/published on Action News Jax. Click image to watch full segment. By Stephanie Bennett Jacksonville, Fla. – As Russia...

Catholic Charities Prepares to Welcome Ukrainian Refugees to Northeast Florida

Our refugee resettlement team is preparing to welcome dozens of Ukrainian families to Northeast Florida who recently became refugees due...

Afghan Refugees Find Support from Catholic Charities & the Community

Our team goes above and beyond to ensure that recently-resettled refugee families have all the tools and assistance they need to succeed...

Afghan Refugee Making the Most of New Life in Jacksonville

Originally aired/published on News4Jax.com. By Aaron Farrar Jacksonville, Fla. – One local Afghan refugee is making the most of his n

Weaver Family Donates $500,000 to Support Afghan Refugees through Catholic Charities Jacksonville

Originally published in The Florida-Times Union By Beth Reese Cravey Jacksonville, Fla. – Jacksonville philanthropists Wayne and Delores...

Gifts from JinkoSolar Help Our ESOL Refugee Students Shine

Jacksonville, Fla. – JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the "Company," or "JinkoSolar") (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative...

Pajcic & Pajcic Donates $50,000 to Catholic Charities Jacksonville's Refugee Resettlement Program

Article by Katherine Lewin, The Florida Times-Union Link to Original Article Catholic Charities Jacksonville’s refugee resettlement...

Jinko Solar Donates Laptops and Internet Services for ESOL Program

Please join us in thanking Jinko Solar for donating laptops and internet services to help our ESOL program better serve refugees as they...

Nabi Akram Center & Islamic Center of Northeast Florida Donate Supplies

Our staff and volunteers recently unloaded an entire truckload of donated supplies for local refugees! Special thanks to the Nabi Akram...

Several Dozen Afghan Refugees Resettle in Jacksonville

The Florida Times-Union featured the uptick in Afghan refugees coming to our area on the front page of today's paper – see bottom of A1....

Afghan Refugees to Restart Lives in Jacksonville

Tarik Minor of WJXT4 sat down with Matt Schmitt to talk about our agency's role in resettling displaced Afghans fleeing for their lives...

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