Groups Help Refugees Assimilate
"When GCCC's Adult Learning Center first began providing services to a growing number of refugees in southwest Kansas at the start of last year, the program in its infant stages was servicing a few hundred each month who sought assistance filling out job applications, visiting doctor's offices, or help with child care or legal issues.
In just more than a year, that number has doubled: Between 500 and 600 refugees in Garden City now seek help every month at the small office located in the basement of the Student and Community Services Building, according to the refugee program's coordinator, Velia Mendoza."
SHAJIA AHMAD in the Garden City Telegram.