Thank you to all those whose amazing generosity brightened the holidays for our Joseph House residents. We are grateful!
...We are delighted to introduce the new Members of our Board of Directors, who bring unique experience and enthusiasm to our dedicated Board.
...Joseph House recently received 200 fleece blankets from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Cleveland. Blankets are one of the most requested items by our clients.
...From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Under U.S. law, a refugee is a person located outside of the United States who is forced to flee their home country due to persecution or a well-founded fear of being persecuted on account of their nationality, race, religion, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Refugees do not voluntarily choose to migrate but instead do so due to civil unrest or violence.
...by Shari Allwood
I’ve had the honor of being involved with Joseph House forwell over 20 years – frankly, closer to a quarter of a century.The vast majority of those years were served alongside Caryn Rickelman, who helped bring to life a home for refugees from the idea stage to a wonderful
...By Michelle O’Donnell
Over the past few months, most of us have learned more about refugees than we ever knew before. By definition, a refugee is an individual who has fled his or her country of origin and who meets the United Nations’ criteria of having a “well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.”
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