Give a gift this year that helps support local Colorado refugees this year! Here are a few ideas for unique and create gift options that also make a huge impact in the lives of refugees.
United Nations Associations “Adopt-A-Future”
This holiday season, donate to the Adopt-A-Future initiative to provide refugee youth the chance to learn again. Through Adopt-A-Future, UNA-USA, in tandem with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and its fundraising arm USA for UNHCR, is working to prevent a lost generation by giving refugee children the education they need to build a better future.
Growing Colorado Kids- www.growingcolorado.org
Celebrating the Worlds Fresh Farm Heritage Cookbook featuring recipes from participants and their families.
A Little Something– www.refugeecrafts.com
One of a kind beaded jewelry and woven scarves all made by refugees. ALS is a refugee cooperative with the majority of sales going back to the artist.
We Made This– www.wemadethis.com
Denver-based sewing initiative, providing sewing training and economic opportunity to refugees in order to be successful in America.
African Community Center– www.acc-den.org
ACC’s 2018 Calendars created by refugee women.
Knotty Tie– www.knottytie.org
Unique and customized bow ties, ties and scarves with the social mission to create dignified employment opportunities for skilled resettled refugees.
Threads of Opportunity- https://threadsofopportunity.com/
Handmade purses and totes made by refugee tailors in South Sudan, Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, and Uganda.
The Newcomers: www.simonandschuster.com
Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom by Helen Thorpe. The Newcomers follows the lives of twenty-two immigrant teenagers throughout the course of the 2015-2016 school year as they land at South High School in Denver, Colorado, in an English Language Acquisition class created specifically for them.