Schools, towns and organizations across the Panhandle are sought to collaborate with a West Texas A&M University program that provides help for rural communities in need.
On Tuesday evening, the Refugee Language Project presented the inaugural Amarillo Refugee State of the Union event via a webinar. Organizers said the effort provided local partners with an opportunity to learn about Amarillo’s refugees in a comprehensive and empowering manner. I m so excited to celebrate with you about the refugees communities of this city, said Ryan Pennington, Refugee Language Project executive director, during the webinar, extending gratitude to Amarillo College, local churches, volunteers and varied donors. It is complex. It is interesting and I have a lot to share with you.
The webinar, which lasted just more than an hour, offered an outline focusing on an introduction; definitions and statistics; the refugees of Amarillo; what organizations are already doing; what Refugee Communities are saying; and recommendations and methods of getting involved.