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, a one-week program with the purpose of introducing different methods of problem-solving and critical thinking skills … Continued
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 the United Nations. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), also known as the … Continued
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 its 15th year, is a shining example. So is Vung Ksor. Vung, CNNC’s Refugee Health Coordinator, vows Glen Haven … Continued
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 Center. A big part of the work AmeriCorps Members like Jorge do is connecting clients with resources. So … Continued
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 Center for New North Carolinians. He saw that they had an AmeriCorps program, a network of … Continued
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 expected to continue in this role for the next few years. North Carolina was the 9th largest … Continued
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 part-time while she also worked on a social work degree. She was also the first Hmong student … Continued
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 their lives to serving their communities. We appreciate everything they do to improve the … Continued
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 2008, the Greensboro City Council recognized its lack of political representation of the diverse and expansive international … Continued
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, a variety of toys, basketballs, stuffed animals and so on. This prompted the volunteers to come up … Continued