A QUARTERLY UPDATE FROM THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM ASYLUM SEEKERS ASSISTANCE NETWORK In this issue: International Food Festival! Fall news notes Guest updates What is an asylum seeker? Treasurer’s report Board matters Join our Board! Save the date! International Food Festival! Please join us at NEKASAN’s 4th Annual International Food Fest!Saturday, October 10th, from 11:00 am […]
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 […]
Fun learning how to make tamales with Dr. John Raser in St Johnsbury. Fun and delicious! […]
NEKASAN envisions a warm, safe, and welcoming community for all asylum seekers and refugees who come to live here. Most will be from European, Latin, African, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries. To this end, NEKASAN held our first International Food Fest in September, 2023! It was a great event with international food choices prepared by 16 volunteer chefs, visited […]
Thank You! We so appreciate our volunteers. […]
ST. JOHNSBURY — The St. Johnsbury Welcome Center was transformed Saturday into the setting for an international food festival hosted by The Northeast Kingdom Asylum Seekers Assistance Network (NEKASAN), a nonprofit that has assisted 19 asylum seekers since it began its work.
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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: