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The Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment (RISE) Center, serving local immigrant communities, has landed a federal grant of nearly $600,000 to improve long-term prospects for younger clients and promote local outreach. The money will target a Catch-22 that has long vexed new Americans — how to generate enough income to survive while finding time and resources to expand their career horizons …

How farms across the U.S. are helping refugees connect with their new soil