We’re Opening a Refugee Resettlement Office!
by Jarrett Meek, Founder/Pastor/Executive Director
We are excited to announce a significant milestone in our journey of compassion and community development. We have received federal approval to collaborate with World Relief to begin Refugee Resettlement in the state of Kansas, focusing on the Kansas City region.
With this monumental partnership, Mission Adelante is positioned to provide Reception and Placement services starting in January of 2024 to refugees arriving from various parts of the world. Mission Adelante has been approved to resettle 75 individuals in the first year of this new program, offering vital services that encompass housing, employment support, language assistance, cultural orientation, and more. Through collaborative efforts with our network of community partners and churches, Mission Adelante is committed to delivering these services with the utmost dedication and excellence.
Mission Adelante has been serving immigrants and refugees in Kansas City, KS, for 18 years. For us, this passion for “loving people from all places” is an expression of Jesus’ commandment to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Refugees are among the most vulnerable people in the world, having fled their home countries for reasons that include war, persecution, and significant human rights abuses. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that 108.4 Million people are currently displaced worldwide, with 35.3 Million qualifying as refugees, having no viable means of returning home safely. These numbers are simply staggering, equalling more than 10% of the population of the United States of America. We are honored to play a new role now in welcoming just a small portion of these beautiful people into our community.
As Mission Adelante steps into this work, we are more than pleased to announce that Kristen Maxwell, a familiar face and beloved friend of our community, has rejoined our staff to lead this effort. Kristen led our children and youth programming for Bhutanese refugees from 2010 to 2017 before pursuing other roles in our community working with refugee families. Kristen’s administrative gifts, along with her extensive experience working with refugees and her familiarity with Mission Adelante, make her an outstanding person to lead the charge on this new initiative.
As is true with most of what we do at Mission Adelante, volunteers will play a critical role in helping us execute this new program. We will be hosting two events in November to begin orienting potential partners and volunteers to this incredible opportunity. The first event, on Tuesday, November 7th at 9:30AM, will be geared for church and community partners. The second event, which will take place on Saturday, November 11th at 9:30 AM will invite people who are interested in knowing more about what volunteering will look like to come and learn.
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