Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are forced to leave their home countries because of a well-founded fear of persecution, having been targeted for their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Many of these refugees arrive in Tennessee each year.

Beginning this month, the Tennessee Office for Refugees is offering a quarterly newsletter with updates about the services provided by our partners across the state, issues that impact our refugee clients, and resources for learning more about refugees in Tennessee. You can view this month's e-newsletter online and sign up to receive future updates on our About Us page.

The Tennessean Sunday edition included an editorial story by Bill Sinclair on revising the poverty guidelines.  The Tennessean is endorsing this idea and their editorial included comments from Fr. Larry Snyder, the executive Director of Catholic Charities USA.