Lalah, from Afghanistan

“I was working as a judge. When the Taliban came, me and my colleagues were in our court. Suddenly the security guard come in and shout ‘You need to leave the court, the Taliban are behind that door.’ We broke our laptops. I never went back to my home again.”

—Lalah, from Afghanistan

Ludvin & lleana, from Honduras

“One day, I didn’t have the amount they were asking for, and they told me ‘Don’t you love your family? Do you want us to kill you in front of your family?’ We each took a backpack with clothes, and our daughter.”

—Ludvin & lleana, from Honduras

Jennifer, RAA Volunteer

“People think that the refugees have it easy, that now they are here, in America, they will be just fine - but I supporting a very young family, and it’s been crisis after crisis. It’s very emotional - if I wasn’t here, they would just go without.”

—Jennifer, RAA Volunteer

Giselle, RAA Volunteer

"I just remember thinking to myself, oh my GOD, there’s six of them in this small two-bedroom apartment, and the beds they had were BROKEN. That’s where I felt really bad, and I wanted to do something to make their life better.”

—Giselle, RAA Volunteer

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Refugees are vulnerable, LOW-INCOME populations who need our help.

Refugees enter as legal, permanent residents, after completing up to 4 years of vetting by 8 federal agencies Most are without English language skills and many without education or technical training. Challenges like these make it difficult to secure stable employment, pay their rent, access benefits, or pursue opportunities for advancement.

At arrival, refugees receive only 90 days – 3 months – of federal support. It takes longer for our refugee clients to learn the skills they need to become self-sufficient, and gain financial resources required to refund the U.S. government for the price of their airfare – often while supporting multiple family dependents.

We train ordinary people to help newly arrived refugees in South Florida.

Together, we provide these vulnerable individuals with assistance in English language, economic stability, employment, education and emotional wellbeing. With wraparound, human support, refugees transition out of crisis and achieve self-sufficiency more quickly.

Refugees have shown extraordinary strength and resilience to join our community. RAA’s vision is for our communities to join together to help refugees understand our language and our ways, feel at home among us and access opportunities for growth.

Together We Change Lives

Refugees are among the most vulnerable populations in the United States, arriving with very little and facing significant barriers to self-sufficiency.

We provide critical resources and guidance refugees need to break the cycle of poverty and build stable, secure futures for their families.

See our impact in action. Read the powerful stories of refugees in south Florida.

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In 2024, Refugee Assistance Alliance:
 
      Taught 1,100 hours of English classes
      Provided 491 hours of socio-emotional support
      Helped 4 refugees enroll in college
      Provided $50,441 in financial aid and rent assistance to refugee families

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The Miami Herald

We're a small, grassroots nonprofit doing big, life-changing work—helping refugee families in our community who escape terrible experiences to arrive here with nothing, without other support system to which they can turn. This story highlights our founder Kristen Bloom, who shares why she was called to start this work, our amazing team members Romona and Rajaa—who was once a refugee herself, now an essential part of our staff—and some of our refugee families who opened up about their journeys. It captures the heart of who we are. Caring for refugees has never been headline news —so thanks to the Miami Herald for showing that stories of grit, perseverance against the odds, and of communities coming together to help their neighbors do matter.