Ash, Author at Refugee Community Partnership

2025 Timeline

The current political landscape is impacting RCP in ways large and small; so many, and so quickly, we had to make a timeline to keep track of them all.

See the full speech from RCP’s Arabic coordinator at our Syrian Celebration collaboration with Snap Pea Creative Dining – where together we raised nearly $30,000 to help fill in support gaps for our folks!

A Bigger Table: Laetitia’s Story

A tale of food, migration, and community solidarity in Durham, North Carolina. Chef and RCP Member Laetitia crafts a 6 course pop up dinner & fundraiser alongside Snap Pea Creative Dining.

HB10: Know Your Rights.

Last week, after losing their supermajority in the November election, North Carolina Republicans made the heartbreaking decision to push through a last-minute override of Governor Cooper’s veto of HB 10 – an unconstitutional attack on our immigrant neighbors intended to further stoke fear and division within local communities.

RCP featured in the Journal of Refugee & Immigrant Studies

The Bridge Builders (BB) program is an initiative implemented by Refugee Community Partnership (RCP), an organization that centers refugees. This program matches volunteers with refugee families in reciprocal relationships, facilitating integration and social support. Sixteen volunteers participated in semi-structured interviews that elicited their views on the BB program. Volunteers valued the relationship-based model and its interrogation of power structures. They highlighted challenges in accountability and navigating boundaries with their matched families. Volunteers expressed desire for increased opportunities to connect with other volunteers and the broader RCP community. Findings show strengths and challenges of relationship-based approaches in refugee resettlement and integration.

2023 Impact Storyboard

In 2023, RCP grew to1,400 Members, protecting the safety and health of refugee and migrant residents here in central North Carolina. Through job advancement, advocating for raises, and securing more gainful employment, Members increased their household income by $428,000. By canceling debt, enrolling in financial relief programs, and identifying and eliminating predatory service contracts, Members reduced their household expenses by $196,000.

RCP’s new Co-Executive Directors

We’ve been quiet the last few months, but only because we’ve been hard at work, and finally the time is here! It is with unbridled joy and electric excitement to share that, beginning July 1st, Daniella Runyambo, Meagan Clawar, Katherine Ward, and Maddie Hayes will serve as RCP’s Co-Executive Directors! For many years we have been longing to transition away from a sole Executive Director model and toward a a collective leadership structure, and one that centers lived experience with the refugee and migrant journey. Daniella, Meagan, and Katherine are brilliant, hilarious, and inspiring badasses who have brought immense wisdom and vision to the RCP team.