https://www.thehumanelement.org/home daily 1.0 2022-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e6c30d194fe07b8a0663b/1645125795743-8RDBDZECRWQNZNQKMVD6/unsplash-image-8RaUEd8zD-U.jpg Home - Financial Support It is difficult to find employment without English, so we help families by giving them an extension to their government benefits, which can take weeks to kick in, leaving them with food instability, or often run out before they are able to secure gainful employment. We offer financial support to refugees in the form of rental assistance, food deliveries, tuition assistance, and more. It is our objective to ensure those we serve will have food on the table, a roof over their heads, and the lights and heat on. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e6c30d194fe07b8a0663b/1646264379436-QB5981O4BPBZKLRQR13I/unsplash-image-nd5oU1Duhf0.jpg Home - Logistical Support Transportation to grocery stores, markets, school, and work can pose a problem for recent refugee arrivals. We offer transportation support, and instruction on how to navigate our public transit systems, as well as providing funds to establish Ventra or other transportation system accounts. We also assist with administrative support services, such as assisting with booking medical appointments, enrollment in school, and so much more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e6c30d194fe07b8a0663b/1645125923113-Z12O2QJSDLOFIF7T8TDD/unsplash-image-oXV3bzR7jxI.jpg Home - Literacy Support Refugees can often face special hurdles upon their arrival to our country. Some are fortunate enough to have English language skills, but there are many more who do not. We assist refugees with enrollment in English classes, whether it be through their Resettlement Agency or by providing on-site learning opportunities with volunteers. We supply them with learning tools, as well as computers and access to online learning programs. For those who are interested in starting or continuing University study, we assist with admission fees, tuition assistance, fees for books and materials, and computers. “For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right,” - Kofi Annan https://www.thehumanelement.org/literacy-support daily 0.75 2022-03-02 https://www.thehumanelement.org/financial-support daily 0.75 2022-03-02 https://www.thehumanelement.org/logistical-support daily 0.75 2022-03-07 https://www.thehumanelement.org/our-vision daily 0.75 2022-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e6c30d194fe07b8a0663b/1645126370400-X7YUYPJ729R3C2RXWFZW/unsplash-image-IFh4o-U-BGg.jpg Our Vision - “Do your little bit of good, where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” - Desmond Tutu Our organization started from the idea that one person, doing what she could, how she could, when she could, with what she could, could make an impact. A small impact, but an impact nonetheless. But take that idea, and multiply it by 3 more concerned and dedicated members of a church; multiply that effort by a dedicated and devoted teacher of English; multiply that effort by over 100 more kind and generous neighbors, and then you have a movement. Our vision is to help change the world, one person’s world at a time. By devoting our time, love, care, and resources in a bespoke manner to refugee families in our community, and the underserved in our broader geographic area, we are able to shape and impact a new generation of Americans. We are a country of immigrants, not all refugees, but descended from people coming to this beautiful country to take part in the great experiment of democracy and freedom. Families seeking religious sanctuary, families seeking better financial or educational opportunities, families fleeing violence or political upheaval. But whoever we are, and from wherever we have come, there is one common denominator that makes all this change possible: the human element. It takes just one person to make a difference; I encourage you to be that person. 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