Meeting the needs of asylum seekers and refugees within a supportive community in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont
NEKASAN helps asylum seekers by providing support and a welcoming community. We assist these guests and refugees new to our area by helping them navigate their legal, medical, educational, employment, material, transportation, housing, and other needs.
Established in 2020, the Northeast Kingdom Asylum Seekers Assistance Network - NEKASAN - is dedicated to making our communities supportive places for refugees and asylum seekers. Volunteers have helped guests and families from various countries integrate into our local Vermont communities.
Your gift will be used to provide support to asylum seekers in our local communities with: housewares, clothing, food, material needs, transportation, housing, and educational opportunities. Your help paying for these basic needs as well as legal counsel around immigration matters will sustain our asylum-seeking guests until they are able to support themselves.
We need community volunteers to:
A QUARTERLY UPDATE FROM THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM ASYLUM SEEKERS ASSISTANCE NETWORK In this issue: Thank you! Guest updates Treasurer’s Report President’s Letter Book Group Join our Board Thank you! It’s been a while since we last issued a newsletter to let you know what NEKASAN is up to. Thank you all for staying involved and […]
NEKASAN joined Catamount Arts in their 50th Anniversary celebration. […]
The board and supporters of the Northeast Kingdom Asylum Seekers Assistance Network (NEKASAN) express our gratitude to everyone who participated in our joyous 2nd Annual International Food Festival on Saturday, October 12, at the Caledonia Food Co-op in St. Johnsbury! An estimated 200 diners enjoyed examples of cuisines from around the world, lovingly prepared by […]
NEKASAN is a founding member of the Vermont-New Hampshire Asylum Support
Network (VTNHASN). This network is comprised of 9 community-based asylum support groups
in Vt & NH who work together to foster collaboration, share best practices, build capacity, raise
public awareness of the issues involved in seeking asylum , and advocate for policies and
funding that support our collective work and the asylum seekers with whom we work.
Check out the network website at https://vtasylumsupport.org/ and find: