As the border crisis continues with refugees hoping to apply for asylum, another group of refugees from very different background gathered in downtown LA to break bread together. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News.
The School for Humanity: "Welcoming Refugee Families Through Inspired Crowdsourcing Solutions" (podcast)
Have you ever wondered how you could help the Refugee families that come to the United States? In this conversation with Miry Whitehill we discuss the three chronological pillars they practice to support each families’ first steps off the plane as they seek a safe haven from violence and persecution.
Bustle: Finer Things Club Merch Designed By Jenna Fischer Benefits Miry's List
This is going to make The Office fans so happy. Jenna Fischer designed a Finer Things Club logo for charity, which you can have printed on specific items for really reasonable prices. The sales go to Miry's List, a non-profit organization providing refugee families seeking safe haven in the United States with anything they may need to survive, like diapers, toiletries, groceries, or meals.
Washington Post: American volunteers are helping refugees. The government should, too.
“Why didn’t I think of that?” I wondered when I read the March 26 Metro article “American ‘mama bear’ helps refugees,” about a brilliant way to get supplies to refugees who arrive in this country with nothing. Then, as a former Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan, I thought, “Great, but where are our elected leaders?” Good-hearted Americans have always played a role in welcoming refugees in our communities, but they cannot replace the work of U.S. refugee resettlement agencies hit hard by recent Trump administration cutbacks.
Washington Post: "Now anyone can easily send items to a U.S. refugee family’s home, thanks to one woman’s ‘mama bear instincts’"
Spectrum News: "In Focus: Escaping Violence" (video)
Spectrum News: "In Focus: The Power of Crowdsourcing" (video)
Spectrum News: "In Focus: Turning Strangers Into Friends" (video)
Food & Wine: How Miry Whitehill Resettles Refugees, One Dinner at a Time
Miry Whitehill never set out to start a nonprofit organization . Or a monthly supper club featuring Middle Eastern cuisine, hosted by immigrant families—which is how most people find out about the organization, Miry’s List. The Los Angeles-based former marketing exec and stay-at-home mom got pulled into this whole thing a year and a half ago, when a friend called.
Food Beast: "This Unique Non-Profit Pop-Up Dinner Series Features Refugee Families As The Chefs"
Parade: "Miry’s List Supports Refugee Families Through Community and Food + Fattoush Salad Recipe"
In July 2016, Miry Whitehill was a stay-at-home mom living in Southern California when a friend introduced her to a family of new arrival refugees from Syria—a dad, mom and their twin 5-year-old girls and 5-month-old baby boy. Whitehill’s friend, Suzanne, wanted to find a secondhand Fisher-Price Jumperoo chair (a chair that bounces and spins with toys that keep baby busy), so the tired parents could take a break. New Jumperoos cost between $70 and $130.
