Refugee and Immigrant Association launches southwest side service
Refugee and Immigrant Association board member Belton Wendo opens the door last Wednesday to the Refugee and Immigrant Association van for Abraham Irakoze from his home to Hoover Elementary School in Cedar Rapids. The association has purchased the van to provide transportation to school for children who live at Glenbrook Apartments and other locations. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Nine-year-old Elizabeth Fadhili gets into a Refugee and Immigrant Association van last Wednesday at her home at Glenbrook Apartments in southwest Cedar Rapids. The association purchased the van to provide transportation to school for children who live at Glenbrook Apartments and other locations. The kids live too close to school to qualify for school district busing. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)