This guide, informed by seasoned leaders and storytellers who have experienced forced displacement, aims to walk you through the process of what to consider before, during, and after storytelling opportunities to keep yourself and your communities safe. Each section includes checklists with items to consider to help you feel prepared and safe at each stage, and first hand accounts from storytellers who have been through the process before so you can learn from their experiences. 

Refugee Congress is excited to welcome three new members to our Board of Directors: Senka Filipovich, Teddi Jallow, and Colin Rajah.

Refugee Congress seeks applications from committed community leaders who have experienced forced displacement to serve as the volunteer Delegate to Refugee Congress for a term of three years. We currently seek Delegates to join our active community  from the following states: Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.

USA for UNHCR announces our 2025 Sparking Change grantees in partnership with Refugee Congress and Welcoming America. This year’s cohort of grantees was chosen to support the creative, community-building solutions developed and delivered by refugees now residing in the United States.  

Ali Aljundi has been promoted to Director of Programs at Refugee Congress.

Refugee Congress is pleased to announce the launch of the National Refugee Leadership and Lived Experience Council (NRLLEC)™ .

The NRLLEC is a federal initiative of the Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement, and is led by Refugee Congress in partnership with Refugee Council USA, Every Campus a Refuge, Church World Service, and USA Hello. The program will provide individuals with lived displacement experience the opportunity to directly impact ORR’s future policy planning while receiving access to a range of professional development opportunities.

Refugee Congress is currently seeking Delegates to join our active community from the following states: Arkansas, California (Northern), Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and West Virginia.

Refugee Congress Condemns Proposed Asylum Restrictions

Refugee Congress Urges Senators to Protect Asylum System

The US Refugee Advisory Board (USRAB) is honored to welcome seven new advisors whose combined lived experiences and professional expertise will provide invaluable perspective to USRAB’s governmental, NGO, and multilateral partners.

Refugee Congress Strongly Condemns the Expulsion of Afghan Refugees from Pakistan

Refugee Congress Alarmed by Bombing of Jabalia Refugee Camp, Calls for Ceasefire and Humanitarian Access

Kumari Regmi, Refugee Congress Delegate

Call for Applications for Volunteer Delegates – August 2023

United States Refugee Advisory Board (USRAB) is Seeking Applicants to Serve as Advisors

Refugee Congress Condemns Reported Abuse of Migrant Children at the Southern Border in Texas

Refugee Congress Welcomes Reintroduction of Afghan Adjustment Act