Miry's List
Refugees come to the U.S. seeking a safe haven from violence and persecution, leaving behind family, friends, and virtually everything they own. Miry's List provides a network for Americans to directly help their resettling refugee neighbors get what they need to start their new lives.
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CONNECT ·2018 Grants Challenge·🎉 2018 Goldhirsh Foundation WinnerWelcome, Neighbor: Making LA the most welcoming place in America
"Welcome, Neighbor" is a campaign to activate Angelenos across the city through their Neighborhood Councils to welcome and support their newest neighbors, refugee families resettling in Los Angeles.
- CONNECT ·2025 Grants Challenge
Miry’s List Welcome Workshop: Belonging in LA
Transforming Los Angeles students into welcome ambassadors: The Miry's List Welcome Workshop mobilizes hundreds of student volunteers to become active participants in welcoming resettling refugee families to LA by creating personalized welcome kits for individuals and families. As students participant in the workshop, they learn about displacement and experience the power of direct action to build belonging and make a difference. One kit, one student, one family at a time, we're creating a more welcoming Los Angeles.
- CONNECT ·2020 Grants Challenge
Welcome, Neighbor 2020
Building welcoming connections between Angelenos and their resettling neighbors has an essential and transformative impact on our community. Building off our initial success, Welcome, Neighbor 2020 provides Angelenos with interactive opportunities to learn about refugee resettlement in our city. Participants have opportunities to connect with new arrival families, volunteer virtually and in-person, and develop personal connections as neighbors.