For World Refugee Day: Search "refugee" in the Nonprofit Directory to connect with and support local organizations serving refugees, watch Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) founder Dr. Tsehaye Teferra's Spirit of Community Award honoree video, and read about Dimple Dhabalia's deep connection between her family's refugee experience, her career, and her legacy.

World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20 and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.

As it says on the UN Refugee Agency website, "World Refugee Day shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of refugees, helping to mobilize political will and resources so refugees can not only survive but thrive."

In that same spirit of "shining a light" to help refugees thrive, we hope you'll take a moment today to learn about a few of the amazing organizations serving refugee populations here in Arlington. If you're not sure where to start, simply open the Arlington Nonprofit Directory and search "refugees".

From there, learn about their empowering and dynamic work, give them a follow on social media, send them an e-mail to say "thank you", and if you feel so moved, show them some love with a financial donation. Click here or the button below to open the Nonprofit Directory and get your daily dose (or maybe a lifelong dose) of inspiration on this World Refugee Day.

"There was no established community here to welcome them..."

Dr. Tsehaye Teferra is the founder, President, and CEO of the Ethiopian Community Development Council and Enterprise Development Group. He has committed 40 years of his life to the resettlement and integration of refugees into the Arlington community.

Watch his Spirit of Community Award honoree video to learn more about "Dr. T" and a bit about the refugee experience in Arlington by clicking here or the button below.

“These were his only belongings with which he fled Uganda..."

During law school, Dimple Dhabalia was drawn to work in human rights even when she didn't quite understand what that meant.

It wasn't until she started working as an asylum officer that Dimple realized this mysterious calling had a connection to her own family's history as refugees. Read about these connections and how her legacy fund is continuing to build them by clicking here or the button below.

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