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JCARR NEWS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT April 23, 2023

WHAT’S HAPPENING

 

FAMILY FIVE

 

Family Five recently celebrated their baby’s first birthday. He is actively exploring every nook and cranny of their apartment. The family appreciates the recent donations of safety gates and a high chair. The girls are doing well; the youngest girl…

JCARR NEWS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT May 23, 2023

 

WHAT’S HAPPENING

 

TEMPLE BETH DAVID CELEBRATES MITZVAH DAY

 

Temple Beth David - JCARR’S newest member synagogue - recently re-started their annual Mitzvah Day. While historically coordinated with putting their vegetable garden to bed for the winter, the Social Action Committ…

JCARR NEWS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT JULY 2, 2023

Ruth, Mario and the children are so proud!

 

Ruth, the mother of JCARR’s Family 5, is known for her determination, hard work, and desire for education, leading to better job opportunities. After arriving in New Haven in February 2020, she enrolled in English and computer classes at New …

JCARR NEWS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT JUNE 25, 2023

Drawing by daughter, age 10

 

Since welcoming our first refugee family in 2016, JCARR volunteers have learned: to make no assumptions, have no preconceived notions, and expect the unexpected. Our first family is a case in point. Where we expected a mother, a father, and children, we recei…

JCARR NEWS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT JULY 27, 2023

 

FLIPPING THE CALENDAR

 

We’ll be flipping the calendar to August in just a few days. With back-to-school around the corner, we're looking for the following supplies to help our JCARR students start the year right! Items needed include pencils, loose-leaf notebook colored pencils, …

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