Refugee Welcoming and Support

Collins Streamside Community members have offered welcoming and support to refugees from Rwanda, Iran, and Democratic Republic of Congo. Steve Miller and Cynthia Wagner, working with Asylee Women’s Enterprises, purchased and renovated a house on the block and made it available as an affordable home for a family from DRC. They and others helped to support family members in a variety of ways as they found their footing in a new country and setting. A second family was able to live in another house on the block that community members purchased after it was vacant and renovated to make a decent affordable option.