APR 27, 2020 By Emily Linn, Executive Director THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE’RE FOCUSING ON REFUGEE EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT. There are so many reasons to support refugee resettlement. We have a moral imperative to look out for each other. We benefit from cross-cultural exchange and the new flavors and colors that refugees bring…
Read MoreEducators are Essential to Improving Young Refugee Futures
APR 20, 2020 By Lauren Husband, Communications Team Throughout the month of April, we’re focusing on refugee employment and economic advancement. And we can’t talk about economic advancement without acknowledging the essential role that educators play in improving economic and employment prospects for young refugees and their families. So, we thought we’d talk to Kate…
Read MoreEssential service workers help keep the economy afloat, and many of them are refugees.
APR 13, 2020 The prospect of finding employment in a new country is overwhelming, yet refugees often successfully integrate into the u.s. workforce and fill essential roles. How? By Hannah Lee, Director of Community Engagement As the impacts of Covid-19 continue to ripple through our nation and our communities, many businesses have shut down or…
Read MoreEntrepreneurship Takes Strength and Courage— Peter Has Both
APR 6, 2020 And just like that— It’s April! This month we’ll be focusing on refugee employment and economic advancement.We can’t wait to share all the amazing things refugees and other immigrants do for the community and their families! This week, we are honored to share Peter Khamtheng Ninkham’s story. Peter fled Laos after the…
Read More5 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Refugees
MAR 30 2020 by Lauren Husband, Communications Team So, You’re Quarantined… Your kids are home for the foreseeable future, and you’re looking for some constructive educational activities to keep them engaged and entertained during the school day. Volunteering in the community would normally be your go-to, but all group activities are cancelled. What do you do?…
Read MoreRefugee Moms are STRONG
MAR 22 2020 Let us introduce you to one. by Lauren Husband, Communications Team Refugee women face gender-specific challenges in navigating daily life at every stage of their migration experience. Common challenges for all refugee women, regardless of other demographic data, are access to healthcare and education, physical abuse, and discrimination. However, despite the layers of discrimination…
Read MoreCanopy’s Covid-19 Response: And How You Can Help
MAR 17 2020 A word from our Executive Director, Emily Crane Linn, on the Covid-19 pandemic. These are intense times for everyone in our community as we all do our best to protect ourselves and our neighbors from the current outbreak of Covid-19. We know many of you are worried about this impacts our work…
Read More4 Refugee Women Who Have Made History —& Changed the World for the Better
In honor of International Women’s Day we are devoting all of our blog content for this month to amazing women in our community and around the world! Today, we’re focusing on 4 refugee women who changed the world: Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929. Her family fled to the Netherlands in 1934 when the Nazis took…
Read MoreOur D.C. trip is finally here— meet 2 female advocates heading to the hill with Canopy!
This is another entry in Canopy’s March series on strong women who support refugee resettlement and live out holistic, inclusive values. By Lauren Husband, Blog Coordinator Do women bring unique perspectives and skills to refugee advocacy? The two inspirational women we will be celebrating today say yes, definitely! Today we want to highlight two of…
Read More“The Sky is not the Limit – You Are.”
How one woman is making strides for equity and inclusion in her city – for everyone. This is another entry in Canopy’s March series celebrating strong female leaders who support refugee resettlement and live out holistic, inclusive community leadership. By Hannah Lee, Director of Community Engagement In January, Governor Hutchinson called Arkansas’ leaders to make…
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