We were proud to co-write this piece in honor of our many refugee neighbors who have established new roots in our country, seeking ideals embodied by the American Dream.
Star Tribune: “Why we defend — and still foster — the American dream,” (July 4, 2018). Co-authored by leaders of Minnesota refugee resettlement agencies: Bob Oehrig, Executive Director, and Michelle Eberhard, Director of Refugee Arrival Services, Arrive Ministries; Tim Marx, President and Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis; Robert Tereba, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota; Jane Graupman, Executive Director, International Institute of Minnesota; Jodi Harpstead, Chief Executive Officer, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota; and Rev. Curtiss DeYoung, Chief Executive Officer, Minnesota Council of Churches.