refugees

Across the state, over 600 Afghan refugees have made Iowa their new home. But, it's been a challenge to find affordable housing for the new arrivals.

The majority of Afghan arrivals assessed so far in Cedar Rapids are considered emerging literacy learners. One organization is working to help increase literacy.

The logistics of setting Afghan refugees up in Iowa. And what It's a Wonderful Life can teach us about history and representations of Iowa.

A new nonprofit has launched to support refugees and immigrants in suburban central Iowa.

Ben Kieffer talks to former Iowa writer-in-residence Homeira Qaderi and University of Iowa International Writing Program Director Chris Merrill.

The only refugee resettlement agency in eastern Iowa has won the grant to plan and create the state’s new English Language Learner program.

An Iowa refugee resettlement agency is planning a series of events to raise awareness about the large number of Afghan refugees it’s expecting to work with in the coming weeks.

An event Thursday will raise money for more than 100 Afghan refugees expected to resettle in Iowa. The “Welcoming Iowa” benefit has already broken a record in its fundraising efforts.

In the coming days, hundreds of Afghan refugees will arrive in Iowa. Ben Kieffer and his guests discuss how refugee agencies have been working around the clock to prepare.

Whether it’s called soccer, fútbol or anything else, the sport has brought children together from around the world. But the sport doesn’t provide equal opportunities for all of them.