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Our sukkah reminds us to find happiness in what we are blessed to have by welcoming and sharing it with others 💙 Chag Sameach from all of us at HIAS.

Lyn was just eight years old when she got off the plane in Guyana as her mother tightly gripped her hand. Everything felt different and scary for them at first — a new language, new food, a completely different culture. But this didn’t stop Lyn and her mother from wanting to learn everything about their new home. Lyn now works as the economic inclusion specialist for HIAS Guyana and dedicates her professional skills to supporting other displaced people. In fact, she was the first HIAS employee in Georgetown when the office was established four years ago. “Being able to support refugees gives me a purpose in life and I feel like this is what I need to be doing,” she shared. Read how Lyn has quickly become a local expert in entrepreneurship, skills training, and financial management for refugees: https://lnkd.in/eGEWnRCr

HIAS’ community-based mental health programs promote the well-being of those affected by crisis and conflict so they can heal and rebuild their lives.   Share if you agree that everyone deserves access to mental health care 💙 Learn more about our mental health work: https://lnkd.in/gcydrVkj

To commemorate the High Holidays this year, we asked Jewish refugees across Latin America to share part of their incredible stories and memories of the High Holidays. Read their full stories: https://lnkd.in/ejYjVsZH

A warming planet is poised to increase both the frequency and destructive potential of storms, floods, and hurricanes, posing a severe humanitarian challenge. Those living in the world’s least developed countries are most vulnerable to this development, but as Hurricanes Helene and Milton prove, even wealthy countries are not immune to these changes. Swipe for examples of how climate change has affected populations around the world ➡️ Read more at https://lnkd.in/e8h5heSp

Grateful to have contributed to "Tackling the Root Causes: Food Insecurity and Forced Migration in Latin America," hosted by The Wilson Center, on the gendered nature of displacement and food insecurity, including how HIAS works with local communities to reduce hunger while increasing the social and economic integration of women, girls, and other vulnerable populations on the move in the region. Great facilitation by John Thon Majok, and incisive input from Chase Sova of the World Food Program USA, Carrie Seay-Fleming, PhD of the University of Arizona, and Scott Weatherford, founder of the Building Lives Network. https://lnkd.in/ehUKgJdJ

Mental health is often an invisible need, especially for displaced people. HIAS’ mental health programs are there to help those affected by crisis and conflict heal so they can rebuild their lives. Swipe ➡️ and learn more at https://lnkd.in/gcydrVkj

We recognize the overwhelming heartbreak and tragedy that the last year has brought on all sides of this conflict. We hold the pain and suffering of families who lost loved ones both on October 7 and in the months since. Learn more about our response: https://lnkd.in/eZaqAY4U

It has been one year since the Saturday we woke up to sirens and booming rockets. One year since we had to adjust to a new, ever-changing reality, trying to catch up to it, always slightly behind, always out of breath. The impact of the war was close and personal for almost everyone on the HIAS Israel team. Each of us knows a family whose loved ones were killed or taken hostage or endured extreme trauma or displacement. The death and suffering in Gaza are almost impossible to comprehend. We want to alleviate their suffering as well. Not out of neutrality, but out of pain and empathy. These emotions do not stop at borders. Read more reflections from Sivan C., country director of HIAS Israel: https://lnkd.in/e-5g9r_W

As we bring in a new year, we’ve made it easy to keep track of important dates all year long 💙 Save this post to help you remember!