Unified Purpose featuring the Idaho Office for Refugees

September 10, 2025 00:27:11
Unified Purpose featuring the Idaho Office for Refugees
Mosaics
Unified Purpose featuring the Idaho Office for Refugees

Sep 10 2025 | 00:27:11

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Show Notes

Mosaics host Holly Beech recently joined the Unified Purpose podcast to dive into what it means to help people transition from surviving trauma to truly belonging in a new country.
 
The episode explores how Idaho’s long-standing refugee program —celebrating 50 years of resettlement — goes beyond logistics, offering emotional support, career reintegration, cultural connection, and community partnerships to make resettlement meaningful and humane.
 
From pilot retraining programs and mental health support to community soccer rivalries and women’s art circles, this episode showcases how small efforts, when done with heart, create powerful ripples of belonging and purpose.
 
Unified Purpose is produced by Penji and reshared here with permission. 

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