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KCCI Des Moines
Bridging the gap: Des Moines Refugee Support volunteer drivers work to get preschool kids to schools.
KCCI Des Moines
Des Moines nonprofit raises funds to take soccer team with refugee players to Kansas City tournament
Seventy-five young soccer players in Des Moines are asking for help with an upcoming tournament in Kansas City.
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Des Moines Register
Santa visits 525 refugee families in Des Moines with toys, clothes and toiletries. Wali Marjun Darwaan’s son carried a bag nearly as tall as he was packed full of winter clothing, toiletries and a pair of cowboy boots across the parking lot at Hickman Flats, an apartment complex on Hickman Road.
KCCI Des Moines
Soccer team predominantly of refugees raising money to represent Iowa in regional tournament
A hardworking 17U soccer team at Des Moines Soccer Club is raising money to represent Iowa in an important regional showcase.
KCCI Des Moines
Afghan refugees who arrived in Iowa one year ago still face challenges
It’s been a year since Afghan refugees were rehomed in Iowa. Many were fleeing from the Taliban terrorist group that quickly gained power once the U.S. withdrew soldiers from the region.
The Northern Iowan
Special visit day introduces refugee students to UNI.
Refugee students were given an opportunity to experience what UNI has to offer as the Ethnic Student Promoters hosted a visit day.
We Are Iowa
Des Moines Refugee Support builds teamwork, friendship for refugee kids
“It gets them to a place where they get to be a part of something,” said Alison Hoeman, founder of Des Moines Refugee Support. “They get to be on a team.”
DSM Magazine
Valley Student Inspires Refugees Through Art
Parker Johnson believes everyone has a story. That’s why the Valley High School senior launched My Art, My Story, a community event and online gallery providing a platform for Iowa’s child refugees to tell their stories through art.
We Are Iowa
Iowa kids raising money, collecting donations for refugees
Carter and Sydney Bell may only be six and four years old, respectively, but what they’re doing is far beyond their years.
