After Nearly Two Years, FORA Will Move into Chicago’s Old Northtown Library
Chicago’s Northtown Public library combatted illiteracy and gave community members access to seemingly endless rows of books for 57...
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Feb 21
High Impact Tutoring is Imperative to the Success of FORA’s Mission. Here’s Why:
With a mission to provide educational resources sufficient to guide refugees towards robust engagement in American civic life, FORA staff...
Jan 29
FORA's 2023 is One for the Books
After four years of operations, FORA has expanded in both educational and administrative departments. What was once a small initiative to...
Oct 5, 2023
The Northtown Library: An Educational Haven for Refugees Once More
By Rathin Shah In the center of one of the largest Hasidic communities in America is the old Northtown Branch library on California...
Nov 9, 2022
Sharifah Shakirah: A Voice for Her People
By Maia Morenoff // The Rohingya have been facing genocide since 1998. When Sharifah Shakirah first started her journey of activism, it...
Aug 19, 2022
Determination of Genocide Against the Rohingya
By Quincy Lehane // Determination of Genocide in the U.S. On March 21 2022, the United States Government formally determined that the...
Jul 14, 2020
Who Are Refugees, Asylum Seekers, IDPs, Migrants, and Immigrants?
By Nahfila Ali, Communications Assistant With more people displaced from their homes than ever before (1), terms such as “refugee,”...
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