Lalah, from Afghanistan

“I was working as a judge. When the Taliban came, me and my colleagues were in our court. Suddenly the security guard come in and shout ‘You need to leave the court, the Taliban are behind that door.’ We broke our laptops. I never went back to my home again.”

—Lalah, from Afghanistan

Ludvin & lleana, from Honduras

“One day, I didn’t have the amount they were asking for, and they told me ‘Don’t you love your family? Do you want us to kill you in front of your family?’ We each took a backpack with clothes, and our daughter.”

—Ludvin & lleana, from Honduras

Jennifer, RAA Volunteer

“People think that the refugees have it easy, that now they are here, in America, they will be just fine - but I supporting a very young family, and it’s been crisis after crisis. It’s very emotional - if I wasn’t here, they would just go without.”

—Jennifer, RAA Volunteer

Giselle, RAA Volunteer

"I just remember thinking to myself, oh my GOD, there’s six of them in this small two-bedroom apartment, and the beds they had were BROKEN. That’s where I felt really bad, and I wanted to do something to make their life better.”

—Giselle, RAA Volunteer

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Refugees need our help because they are among the most vulnerable and LOW-INCOME populations in the United States.

Refugees enter as legal, permanent residents, after completing up to 4 years of vetting by 8 federal agencies Most are without English language skills and many without education or technical training. Challenges like these make it difficult to secure stable employment, pay their rent, access benefits, or pursue opportunities for advancement.

At arrival, refugees receive only 90 days – 3 months – of federal support. It takes longer for our refugee clients to learn the skills they need to become self-sufficient, and gain financial resources required to refund the U.S. government for the price of their airfare – often while supporting multiple family dependents.

We train ordinary people to help newly arrived refugees in South Florida.

Together, we provide these vulnerable individuals with assistance in English language, economic stability, employment, education and emotional wellbeing. With wraparound, human support, refugees transition out of crisis and achieve self-sufficiency more quickly.

Refugees have shown extraordinary strength and resilience to join our community. RAA’s vision is for our communities to join together to help refugees understand our language and our ways, feel at home among us and access opportunities for growth.

Together We Change Lives

Refugees are among the most vulnerable populations in the United States, arriving with very little and facing significant barriers to self-sufficiency.

We provide critical resources and guidance refugees need to break the cycle of poverty and build stable, secure futures for their families.

See our impact in action. Read the powerful stories of refugees in south Florida.

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Your support is vital to help underserved refugees find the support they need to navigate life in their new homeland.