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In Case You Missed It! Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi on WBFO

By In the Community, Media Mentions, News
Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi Speaks with WBFO's Jay Moran on our work of assisting new people to the region, dispelling the myths and perceptions regarding refugees and discusses the work conducted by the institute. In case you missed it, IIB Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi recently spoke with WBFO's Jay Moran on the program, What's Next?  In the wide-ranging interview, Rizzo-Choi…
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IIB Teams up with Parkside Lutheran for Second Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

By Events, In the Community, News
For the second year IIB staff and volunteers teamed up with Parkside Lutheran Church to provide a Thanksgiving-style dinner for 50 newly arrived Americans and survivor clients. The guests hail from Afghanistan, Burma, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ecuador, Iraq, Myanmar, Syria, and Venezuela. For many, it was their first-ever Thanksgiving meal. "We serve foreign-born people who…
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WGRZ Features IIB’s Winter Preparation Instructions, Now in 13 Languages

By In the Community, News
In case you missed it, WGRZ TV featured our winter weather preparation instructions, now offered in 13 languages. Last winter we first debuted our increased language access to assist our newly arrived neighbors in nine languages. You can click here to watch WGRZ's full feature. The City of Good Neighbors is well known for its penchant for helping each other…
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Ten Thousand Villages, Buffalo Now Accepting IIB Donations

By In the Community, News
Ten Thousand Villages, Buffalo, wants to help welcome our newest neighbors in Western New York by accepting donations to support our important work of resettling local refugees as they start their new lives. Ten Thousand Villages will accept donations of basic household items and winter clothing, including jackets, gloves, and hats. Other items needed include bathroom cleaner, 13-gallon trash bags,…
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IIB Welcomes 50 New Americans from 26 Countries!

By In the Community
We were honored to have welcomed 50 New Americans from 26 countries while they took their citizenship oaths at the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony in Buffalo this week. The countries from which these new American citizens traveled are: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burma, Canada, Congo, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritania, Moldova, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Russia,…
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Being a Good Neighbor Starts with a Welcome!

By In the Community, News
  Welcoming Week is a national campaign and celebration to showcase communities that strive to "be more welcoming places for all, including immigrants." Since Buffalo's nickname is "The City of Good Neighbors," our theme is Being a Good Neighbor Starts with a Welcome! Here are profiles of local foreign-born people describing their journeys and how Western New York welcomed them,…
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