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News Articles: Welcome Corps

Alight Guides meeting refugees at Przemysl, Poland train station. Alight Guides work in the US and around the world to support both refugees as well as US sponsor groups through the entire journey.

Biden administration invites ordinary citizens to help resettle refugees

The Biden administration is encouraging ordinary U.S. citizens to help resettle refugees, via the newly launched sponsorship program Welcome Corps in partnership with non-profit organizations.

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By:
  • Olivia Hampton
The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 31, 2022.

A new program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in the U.S.

The State Department program, dubbed the Welcome Corps, would give Americans a role in resettling thousands of refugees who arrive every year.

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By:
  • The Associated Press