How Local Nonprofits Work to Assist Newcomers Fleeing Conflict Worldwide

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In the past five years, official resettlement agencies locally have resettled 2,200 refugees from places of conflict around the world to Henrico County.

The UNHCR's most recent report counted 117.31 million people worldwide as refugees a number that has more than doubled during the past decade.

Since 2019, the CCC has resettling about 1,200 refugee and asylum seekers in the greater Richmond area, with about 90% of them in Henrici County.

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