CAST-ing Comfort and Hope

As we hear on the news daily, refugee camps around the world are packed with families yearning for a new, safe home. Imagine the relief of arriving in America… and also the challenge of finding -- and furnishing -- a place to live. Enter CIRI, the Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition, a non-partisan organization that has “promoted the rights and opportunities of immigrants and refugees in Connecticut, to foster their civic participation, and to facilitate their economic contributions” for nearly three decades. Among the many services they offer, CIRI helps these vulnerable newcomers find and outfit their homes.