Chicago agency works to give refugees a fresh start

Chicago agency works to give refugees a fresh start
RefugeeOne's English Language program Courtesy of RefugeeOne
Chicago agency works to give refugees a fresh start
RefugeeOne's English Language program Courtesy of RefugeeOne

Chicago agency works to give refugees a fresh start

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Governor Pat Quinn is proposing a budget that would cut 75% over two years from refugee and immigrant services. We’ll talk with Greg Wangerin from RefugeeOne, an agency that provides a full range of services to refugees resettled in the Chicago area, and Mawi Asgedom, author of “Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy’s Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard”.

Many Vioices, One Vision

Friday March 18th, 2011

Chicago Cultural Center

78 East Washington, 6pm