Turning need into succeed
Mohmad, along with his parents, his three sisters and his grandmother, arrived in Indianapolis in March 2016. The family fled the civil war in Syria after their neighborhood was bombed and their family business destroyed. Our team worked with this family from 2016 through 2018. We helped them acquire safe housing and transportation, secure jobs, and navigate early education efforts. We ate with them, tutored them in English, laughed with them, and partnered with them as they figured out U.S. systems.
Flash forward seven years and Mohmad has earned his HS diploma, his B.S in nursing, and is on his way to a Master’s degree in nursing. His two older sisters have both earned their HS diplomas as well as certifications as medical assistants. The youngest sister - eight when she arrived in the U.S. - graduated rom high school this Spring and head to college to study to be a physician’s assistant. The family purchased a home in Fishers, IN.
The entire family are now U.S. citizens. The family donates time and money to From Strangers to Neighbors as a means of giving back.
Our vision is to help refugee families transition from need to succeed.
Because the U.S.’s refugee resettlement program has been mostly shuttered, our efforts focus on those already here. These are families who arrived in 2024 only to have their supports cut off.
We keep our support in place long enough for a family to truly become financially and socially stable. We set goals with the family. We also offer hands-on help in navigating the myriad systems that make up life in the United States: healthcare, social services, school, employment, and community resources.