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Spending my Summer at the Center for New North Carolinians

When I think of what I learned at the CNNC, Legacy Crossing Community Center, and the various summer camps I’m constantly reminded of what community is. My journey began in June with Mystery Camp,...

June 20 is World Refugee Day

World War II not only left millions of innocent civilians dead, it also left millions of innocent civilians without a homeland. Following this tragic world war, survivor nations came together to found...

Vung Ksor

By Lou Harned, guest writer for CNNC The UNCG Center for New North Carolinians neighborhood community centers provide a springboard to success for refugees. The Glen Haven Community Center, now celebrating...

The Little Things that Make a Big Difference

Each year, our AmeriCorps Members make a big impact, even on seemingly little things. Jorge Lopez, a three-term AmeriCorps Member, is one of those individuals. He served at the Oakwood Forest Community...

Life of Service

Jorge has always been drawn to service. He has always valued giving back to his community. So when looking at attending the University of North Carolina Greensboro he happened upon the webpage for the...

Congolese Refugees

DO YOU KNOW… That Congolese refugees are the largest refugee population coming to the US and to North Carolina at this time? They have been a key refugee resettlement population here and are...

Hmong Students and UNCG

The Center for New North Carolinians had a special visitor in March, La Khang Yang, the first AmeriCorps ACCESS Administrative Assistant. La helped to launch the ACCESS Project in the mid 1990’s, working...

Meet the Team!

During AmeriCorps Week 2019, we invite you to take a moment to get to know the ACCESS members serving at our partner agencies across North Carolina. Each of these members has committed a year out of...

City of Greensboro’s International Advisory Committee to Hold Fifth Election

For many decades, Greensboro has been a place of transition and resettlement for refugees and immigrants. It has become home to families from all over the world seeking safety and better opportunities. In...

The Oakwood Shop

The Oakwood Shop is the newest project at the Oakwood Forest Community Center. Over the past few months, the center has been fortunate enough to have received generous donations of bikes, board games,...

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