Bon Appetit! Local nonprofit partnership supports refugee employment
12 newcomers from CCC’s refugee resettlement program are cooking their way to self-sufficiency
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- Sep 10
- 2 min
Bridging Language Barriers
Werther Blanco is a natural storyteller.  Blanco, who lives and works in the Hampton Roads area, is an interpreter for Commonwealth...
- Aug 20
- 1 min
A Call for Reassurance: Senior Services At CCC
Carol has always loved living alone. After retiring from a full-time career, she continued to find ways to stay engaged in her community...
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- Sep 26
- 1 min
Bon Appetit! Local nonprofit partnership supports refugee employment
12 newcomers from CCC’s refugee resettlement program are cooking their way to self-sufficiency
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- Sep 10
- 2 min
Bridging Language Barriers
Werther Blanco is a natural storyteller.  Blanco, who lives and works in the Hampton Roads area, is an interpreter for Commonwealth...
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- Jul 17
- 1 min
Rug of Gratitude
In the fall of 2021, the Ishan family fled Afghanistan to seek safety in the United States. CCC met them at the airport and supported...
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- Jun 27
- 4 min
A message for fellow refugees: 'Don't give up'
Sona Rahmani lost everything when she fled her home in Afghanistan. As she builds a new life in Roanoke, she wants to remind fellow refugees
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- Jun 13
- 2 min
Resettled and Reunited: A Refugee Journey
Roshan was 12 when the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Chaos and fear filled the streets. Twice the Taliban interrogated Roshan’s...
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- Feb 27
- 2 min
Food Brings Life Happiness
Just four years after arriving in the United States as a refugee from Afghanistan, Chef Hamidullah Noori opened his restaurant, The...
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- Jun 7, 2023
- 1 min
Hard Work and a Bright Future
Antoine, a 20-year-old from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spent most of his early life in a refugee camp in Tanzania where he and...
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- Nov 18, 2022
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A Chance to Double your Impact for Refugee Families
Now through November 22, all gifts of support for refugees will be matched dollar for dollar up to $50,000! Samim, once a refugee...
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- Jul 28, 2022
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A Bright Future
Sayyid, his parents, and three siblings arrived in the United States from Afghanistan in 2017. At the time, he was 14-years-old. CCC...
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- Jul 12, 2022
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Adjusting to a New Life and Culture
Abdul and Fatima came to Newport News from Afghanistan in August 2021. Their 10 children, six daughters and four sons ranging in ages...
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- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min
A New Year's Message
As the first few weeks of the new year speed by, we've been reflecting on the accomplishments and challenges experienced in 2021. With...
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- Nov 11, 2021
- 1 min
Thank You to All Who Served
When CCC’s Roanoke Refugee Resettlement Program Manager, Samim, was a child in Afghanistan he remembers seeing U.S. soldiers in his...
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- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
CCC to Receive Donation from Asian American Society of Central Virginia
On October 22, 2021, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) will be presented with a $10,000 donation from Asian American Society of...
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- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Rising Higher and Higher
Benafsha came to the United States as a Special Immigrant Visa holder during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min
CCC Assists with Arrival of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Holders
In coordination with U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) and other non-profit organizations...
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- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
Working his way to Independence
Hertier is 19-years-old and a rising junior in high school. He was born in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- Jul 29, 2020
- 1 min
Celebrating World Refugee Day in Newport News
Each June 20 on World Refugee Day, CCC celebrates the richness and diversity that refugees bring to America.
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- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Olivier
Olivier was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When he was nine, his family fled to Burundi because of war. They were resettled a
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- Jun 19, 2020
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I am a Refugee
My name is A.S. I am 13 years old. I came to the United States in 3 years ago by a big plane, lots of miles, from my home country in Asia.
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- Dec 4, 2019
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City of Richmond Signs Official Welcome to Refugees
The City of Richmond has become one of the first cities in the nation to provide a consent letter welcoming the resettlement of refugees
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