Open Doors for Refugees

Helping refugees make a home in the Madison area

About
- Who We Are
  - Open Doors for Refugees
    Open Doors for Refugees is an all-volunteer organization based in Madison, Wisconsin whose mission is to help refugees make a home in the Madison area.
- Who Are Refugees?
  - Who are Refugees?
    People who have fled their country to escape persecution, violence, or war are refugees.
    Refugees in Wisconsin
    Between 2019 and 2021, 1,254 refugees have settled in Wisconsin.
- Refugee Stories
  - Refugee Stories
  - Albert & Muhiya
  - Ahmad & Hanan
  - Aziz & Safia
  - Safalani
  - Abdullah – A Father and Son Graduate Together
  - Rasha – Building a Good Life
  - Aziz – Movement and Change
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  - Contact Us
    General: OpenDoorsForRefugees@gmail.com
    
    Donate Furniture and Household Items: donations@odfr.org
    
    Volunteering Inquiries: volunteers@odfr.org
    
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorsForRefugees/
    
    Telephone: (608) 561-7858
What We Do
- Financial Support Programs
  - Financial Support Programs
    We have a variety of financial programs to support refugees.
- Service Teams
  - Service Teams
    We support recent refugee arrivals in a variety of ways, largely through a network of volunteer teams.
    11 activity-focused teams work together to help refugees in the Madison area.
- Upcoming Meetings & Events
  - Upcoming Meetings
    We are once again hosting meetings to keep the community updated on how to help local refugees.
    Upcoming Events
    We host a series of events throughout the year.
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    Upcoming ODFR events and programs.
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    Every month, Open Doors for Refugees releases a newsletter.
    Sign up to begin receiving email updates every other month.
- ODFR News
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    News posts about ODFR and our interactions with the local community and updates about past ODFR events.
- World News
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    Posts about current world affairs.
- Special Topics
  - Special Topics
    Posts that go into detail about major world events and other important topics. We tend to keep these updated over time.
- Related News & Other Media
  - Related News & Other Media
    A timeline of articles and other media that reference our work.

January – Women’s Winter Walks

Posted on December 12, 2020August 6, 2022 by Alex H..

Women's Winter Walks: Sign up today to get paired with a buddy for weekly socially distanced walks.

by Becky Wennlund, Event Team Leader

This event has passed.

Open Doors for Refugees seeks female volunteers to walk once a week with an amazing newcomer woman (and possibly her kids) for three consecutive months: January, February, and March 2021.
Walks start the week of January 4th!

There are many benefits:

Make new friends; your walking partner and possibly all of her family.
Get out of the house regularly in winter.
Help your walking partner practice English.
Learn about her home and culture, and teach her yours.
Learn and share new walking routes in Madison neighborhoods and parks.

Please complete this form by December 21st, 2020, and we will contact you with more information via email.

**Please note that there may be more volunteers than walking partners; we will do our best to pair you with a partner but this form is not a guarantee.

Please encourage interested friends to sign up too.

Thank you for helping make Madison a welcoming community!

Questions? Please email Becky Wennlund at solyluna628@gmail.com.