by Kait Van Riper | Feb 26, 2020 | All Stories, Refugee Resettlement
The United States of America was founded on the ideal of freedom from oppression and persecution. Emma Lazarus’s words of hope, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” call out across the Atlantic Ocean. Lady Liberty,... 
by Gwen Skar | Aug 25, 2019 | All Stories, Refugee Resettlement
At Carry the Future, we’re committed to serving refugee families with love and dignity. We understand that there is much information about refugees in the news and on our feeds. Here, we stick to the facts and hope to shed some light on the process refugee families go... 
by Gwen Skar | Aug 2, 2018 | All Stories, Refugee Resettlement, Resilience Stories, So Much Good
Through our work at home and abroad, Carry the Future volunteers have had the honor of meeting thousands of refugees. Some living in camps, others living in our local communities and a few displaced, without shelter. Ask any one of our volunteers how they would... 
by Lacy Stroessner | Apr 4, 2018 | All Stories, Refugee Resettlement
There are many stereotypes and misconceptions about the world’s 65 million forcibly displaced people. Lack of knowledge and information garnered from society, peers, culture and the media often fuel and legitimize these misconceptions. As an organization that seeks to... 
by Lacy Stroessner | Apr 24, 2017 | All Stories, Refugee Resettlement, So Much Good
In March and April, Carry the Future volunteers held diaper parties across the world. The campaign was two-fold; to collect diapers for resettled refugees and to collect donations for diapers to be purchased and hand-delivered by Carry the Future in the camps we... 