A Welcoming Community
CWS Durham welcomes refugees, immigrants, and asylum-seekers from around the globe into lives of freedom, hope, and opportunity through direct services, advocacy, leadership development, and relationship-building in our community.
Help our new neighbors rebuild their lives.
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Celebrate with us!
Come and celebrate Durham’s refugee and immigrant communities at Durham Refugee Day!
Durham Refugee Day is a community-wide event that celebrates the contributions and cultures of our refugee and immigrant neighbors and provides an opportunity to stand in solidarity with these communities.
This is a FREE family-friendly event with live music, community education booths, activities for kids, and food vendors from around the world!
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Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees
CWS Durham is a Local Resettlement Agency authorized by the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to accept applications from Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees for ORR benefits and services.
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Refugees welcomed in 2023
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Refugees welcomed since 2009
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Ukrainian Refugees Supported
Our Work

Refugee and Immigrant Services
We provide an array of social, employment, and legal services to support refugees and immigrants as they rebuild their lives.
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Immigration Legal Services
We provide free and low-cost professional legal services to support refugees and immigrants on their paths toward residency, citizenship. and family reunification.
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Get Involved

Welcoming Communities
For over a decade, we have nurtured transformational relationships between volunteers and refugee neighbors.
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Community Organizing and Advocacy
We empower refugees and immigrants to use their voice to shape and influence the attitudes, policies, and practices that impact their daily lives.
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