by Save Resettlement | Dec 15, 2025 | Wisconsin
Welcoming Made Wisconsin Work For generations, Wisconsin’s welcoming spirit has driven the state’s prosperity. From German and Polish immigrants who fueled Milwaukee’s industrial rise, to Hmong families resettled after the Vietnam War, to Afghan and Rohingya refugees...
by Save Resettlement | Dec 10, 2025 | West Virginia
West Virginia’s Refugee Program is no more. Catholic Charities of West Virginia is one of the state’s largest social services nonprofits, with 18 offices serving all 55 counties. The agency was also West Virginia’s only resettlement office—until the U.S. Conference of...
by Save Resettlement | Dec 1, 2025 | Washington
Washington Needs a Refugee Floor In 2015, Niloofar and her family fled Iran to Turkey, beginning an eight-year wait for resettlement. Life as a refugee in Turkey was difficult—poor conditions, community scrutiny, and an uncertain future. The wait felt endless. Through...
by Save Resettlement | Dec 1, 2025 | Virginia
For decades, Virginia has sat at a crossroads of service: a place where military and faith communities work in tandem to welcome families displaced by conflict. From Vietnamese refugees resettled after the fall of Saigon to Afghan interpreters rebuilding their lives...
by Save Resettlement | Dec 1, 2025 | Vermont
Vermont Needs a Resettlement Floor “What is Vermont doing? We’re continuing to do what we do, which is really announcing to the country and to the world that we are a welcoming place… and we will remain hopeful that things turn around and that we eventually can get...
by Save Resettlement | Dec 1, 2025 | Utah
Pioneer Legacy Utah’s refugee program localizes the global, drawing upon a 200-year tradition of offering refuge to the persecuted. In July of 1847, Mormon pioneers fleeing religious persecution reached the Salt Lake Valley—and over the coming decades, built a state...
by Save Resettlement | Nov 3, 2025 | Texas
On October 30, 2025, the administration announced a refugee admissions ceiling of just 7,500 for FY 2026 – the lowest in U.S. history. For Texas, long the nation’s leader in welcoming refugees, that number represents not only a policy failure, but a moral and...
by Save Resettlement | Oct 27, 2025 | Tennessee
“The United States and Tennessee have always been, since the very founding of our nation, a shining beacon of freedom and opportunity for the persecuted and oppressed.” — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) The Tennessee Office for Refugees curates the Tennessee Refugee...
by Save Resettlement | Oct 13, 2025 | South Carolina
South Carolina Needs a Refugee Floor Heavily influenced by the boom-and-busts cycles that have governed the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program over the past decade, South Carolina’s refugee program perfectly illustrates the need for a resettlement minimum. This isn’t...
by Save Resettlement | Oct 6, 2025 | Rhode Island
Built over Decades—Damaged in Days “This is just a way of putting us out of business, because if you make us wait long enough, we’re not gonna be able to pay our bills. So, you know, who can wait longer, the federal government or a nonprofit organization?” —...
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