06/20/2026
Today is World Refugee Day.
Around the world, more than 117 million people have been forced from their homes, about one in every 70 people on Earth. Behind that number are 117 million stories of courage: people who left nearly everything behind and chose to begin again.
Today, we celebrate them. The newcomers who became neighbors. The students, the workers, the teammates, the friends. The parents building a future for their kids. Refugees don't just rebuild their own lives, they strengthen every community lucky enough to welcome them.
All week we've shared what welcome looks like. Today we honor the people at the heart of it.
How you can help:
-Speak up for welcoming policies and the right to seek safety.
-Support the newcomers in your community and the organizations walking alongside them.
-Get to know someone new, and help them feel at home.
No one chooses to flee. But every day, millions choose to hope, to rebuild, and to begin again in a place that isn't yet home.
The least we can do is meet that courage with a welcome.
Refugees belong here, and our communities are stronger, richer, and more whole because of them.