Learn about the services that Hello Neighbor provides to refugees such as mentorship, study buddies, and the Smart Start program
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Hello Neighbor supports students through Study Buddies
Hello Neighbor provides a program called Study Buddy to help students transition from their home country school to a United States school. This program mainly provides tutoring services to children in first to 12th grade. Each student is paired with a tutor where they meet once a week virtually, through Zoom. When asked what she…
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Helping Through Housing: How A Pyschotherapist Found The Key To Helping Refugees
“I’m drawn to be someone who cares about other people and it’s other people’s lives that interest me above all else,” Cmarada explained. Shortly after moving to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania fifteen years ago, Cmarada began purchasing properties to rent out, in addition to his psychotherapy work. This is when he found out about Hello Neighbor, a…
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Smart Start Volunteers Provide Meals (photo essay)
Through Hello Neighbor, refugees and immigrants are supported through education and resources once they arrive in Pittsburgh. Volunteers at Hello Neighbor play a crucial role in providing support throughout all of their programs. Through their Smart Start program, the focuses is on providing refugee and immigrant families education and support throughout the birthing process. Hello…
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Hello Neighbor Storage Center (photo essay)
Hello Neighbor Volunteer Coordinator, Aubrey Parke, talks about her role in collecting donated goods from the community for refugee families in the beginning stages of arriving in Pittsburgh. Through Hello Neighbor’s resettlement team, refugee families are able to be placed in a fully stocked apartment when they arrive in Pittsburgh. The housing goods that are…
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How Hello Neighbor’s Mentorship Program Turns Strangers into Family
Hello Neighbor provides a wide variety of services for refugees to help them get back on their feet and settle in their new home. One of these services provided is a mentorship program that pairs local Pittsburgh families with a mentee. Through the program, the mentor and mentee pair spend time together, work through everyday…
