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Escape to a New Life

January 15, 2019 by Alison Lafazan Leave a Comment

  “Where we going Mom, where we going?” the kids asked repeatedly as they followed their mother day and night for about three weeks through jungles and across rivers and swamps in Cambodia. “Almost there, almost there,” lied Rem Kros to her five kids as they fled their village in Battambang Province. With swollen feet, bloody and blistered from traveling miles a day … [Read more...]

Serve Refugees Sharehouse Creates Cycle of Hope and Change

January 14, 2019 by Kelli Case Leave a Comment

  A modest relocatable classroom located at Lincoln Elementary School in South Salt Lake houses the Serve Refugees Sharehouse - a crucial resource for thousands of refugees that didn’t exist before 2016. Donations like toiletry essentials, cleaning kits, and gas gift cards revolve in and out of the classroom - which added up to serve roughly 31,000 refugees in 2017. … [Read more...]

Immigrants Among Us—A Thai Couple is Living the American Dream

January 10, 2019 by Ted Scheffler Leave a Comment

Third South in downtown Salt Lake City between 300 West and 400 West is a treasure trove for food enthusiasts. The block across from Pioneer Park is home to the original Caputo’s Market & Deli, as well as Bruges Waffles & Frites, Carlucci’s Bakery, Aquarius Fish Market, A Priori Specialty Foods, and Cucina Toscana restaurant. Sandwiched in amongst all that great grub is … [Read more...]

Utah Refugee Center

June 28, 2016 by David E. Jensen Leave a Comment

Piles of donated items fill the lobby at the Utah Refugee Center, a generous reminder of the ongoing needs of the 1,100 refugees from 20 countries who flee war and persecution in their native lands to make new homes in Utah each year. Most are victims of corrupt regimes, destroyed economies, or political or religious strife, and many of them are children. Deb Coffey, … [Read more...]

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