http://kcur.org en http://kcur.org/post/iraqi-refugee-portrait-project <p>On this Tuesday&#39;s <em><a href="http://kcur.org/programs/centralstandard">Central Standard</a>, </em>an Iraqi refugee explores the time he spent in a refugee camp through photographs. In his images, widows show him the one item they kept when they fled their homes.</p><p> Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:27:32 +0000 Andrea Silenzi and Jabulani Leffall 20438 at http://kcur.org The Iraqi Refugee Portrait Project http://kcur.org/post/new-program-helps-kc-refugees-immigrants <p class="legacy-audio-url"> <div class="audio-container"> <div id="jp-interface-51c260e4b6bcf" class="jp-interface"> <div id="post-audio-51c260e4b6bcf" class="jp-player" jp-instance="51c260e4b6bcf"></div> <div class="jp-controls column"> <div class="jp-progress"> <div class="jp-seek-bar"> <div class="jp-play-bar"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="playpause column"> <a href="http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-994645.mp3" class="jp-play">Listen</a> <a class="jp-pause"></a> </div> <div class="jp-time-holder column"> <div class="jp-custom-current-time"></div> <div class="jp-custom-duration"></div> </div> <div id="slider"></div> </div> </div><!-- container --> </p> <p>Kansas City, Missouri – Jewish Vocational Services estimates that more than 12,500 refugees live in Kansas City. The group has helped refugees and immigrants in Kansas City since 1999. Their latest program, a partnership between the municipal courts and JVS, hopes to help more refugees and immigrants navigate the legal system and reduce barriers to accessing the services and resources they need.</p> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:05:00 +0000 Susan B. Wilson 8409 at http://kcur.org