About Us
To promote Lancaster's role as the "refugee capital" of the U.S., FARR aims to integrate F&M with Lancaster's diverse population of forced migrants through experiential learning opportunities. In partnership with Church World Service (CWS), local refugee resettlement agency, FARR offers a range of volunteer opportunities from medical ESL tutoring to housing set-ups to airport welcoming committees for all students to participate in. FARR also serves as an educational organization that emphasizes discussions on the imminent issue of forced migration with hopes of creating a student body that is engaged with Lancaster. Regular meetings will include presentations from local refugees from Ukraine Afghanistan, Cuba, Haiti Syria, etc. on their experiences as forced migrants, and events hosted by CWS to learn more about the agency's work with resettlement. In spirit of Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR), a model created by Dr. Diya Abdo, a Palestinian-American second-generation refugee, we want to promote the duty of institutions and their students' responsibilities to the communities that surround them. Joining FARR would strengthen F&M's relationship to the broader community and raise awareness of the real social issues that occur in our beloved city.
