NEIGHBORHOODSBY LAURA FAY7:50 AMJUN 17, 20230
Welcome Center in downtown Baltimore aims to help immigrants find the better life they seek
Opened by the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, the center aims to offer a host of services and a holistic approach
Norma Asimba never thought immigrating to the United States would be easy.
But upon arriving in the states in early 2020, having uprooted her life in Kenya in search of greater opportunities for herself and her then two-year-old son, Asimba almost immediately found herself confronted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“There was this disease, and then there was a lockdown and everything just came to a standstill,” said Asimba, who now resides in Columbia. “It was just a lot to handle.”
Eventually, the young mother found her way to the Baltimore-based Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS), which helped her find a job and become self-sufficient.
She expressed her gratitude to LIRS as it opened its new “Welcome Center” earlier this week on the third-floor of Christ Lutheran Church at the Inner Harbor.
https://www.baltimorebrew.com/2023/06/17/welcome-center-in-downtown-baltimore-aims-to-help-immigrants-find-the-better-life-they-seek/
