Syria is considered by the United Nations as the worst humanitarian
crisis of our lifetime, with over 6 million refugees worldwide and over 3
million people internally displaced. In 2013, the U.S. State
Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugee, and Migration announced that
Syrian refugees will be resettled in the United States. Upon hearing
that announcement, SCN Founder Suzanne Akhras put out a call to action
to her community and started to bring awareness about what refugee
resettlement entails in the United States. The first refugee family arrived in Chicago in
January of 2015 and the Syrian Community Network was born. In September of 2016, SCN established
chapters in San Diego, Phoenix, and Atlanta. From May 2016 to March
2017, SCN grew exponentially and is now serving over 3,000 people
nationally.
Visit their website or contact Suzanne Akhras Sahloul.