Refugees

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on January 20, which impacts refugee resettlement in the U.S.

Gabriel and Jet'aime Bolenge came to Springfield in 2016 with their mom, dad and two other brothers.

On our last day of Sense of Community reporting, we talk to professionals who work with their clients to file the right document at the right time and understand a process that takes years.

Staff lead a weekly Job Club program and work daily to help their clients flourish.

KSMU's Meghan McKinney interviewed Fereshte about her time in Springfield and what she hopes for her future.

John Ndahiriwe was a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who immigrated to the Ozarks. He and his family escaped a dire situation to make a new home in the United States.

Claude Douhendwa is making his way through the buffet line at his church in Springfield. He made a good living as a woodworker in the Democratic Republic…

Imagine leaving all of your friends, relatives and colleagues behind and fleeing to a safe place—where you don’t know a soul.Pascal Nzabahanai knows that…

In the crowded lobby of Life 360 Church in Springfield, Esther Faida, a 28-year-old Congolese refugee, is keeping an eye on her young daughter.Esther’s…