West Virginia’s Refugee Program is no more.
Catholic Charities of West Virginia is one of the state’s largest social services nonprofits, with 18 offices serving all 55 counties. The agency was also West Virginia’s only resettlement office—until the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program this past spring.
For nearly forty years, they’ve resettled refugees across West Virginia each year—offering the heart of Appalachia as refuge to those fleeing persecution.
This year, as they were forced to wind down services, they resettled only four. Next year, they will not resettle refugees.
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