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 […]
Happenings at NEKASAN Imane is walking! A robust 16 months old, she attends a childcare program in St Johnsbury subsidized by Umbrella’s Parent program, while her mama studies and works at St J Dental as a dental assistant. Papa is working with a landscaper for the summer and hopes to gain an apprenticeship as an HVAC […]
Thank You!With deep gratitude, we say THANK YOU to all who generously responded to our Annual Appeal and to all who have supported us during the year with your monthly gifts. Your generosity makes it possible for us to continue supporting our guests and think about expanding our efforts. What We Are DoingWith some thoughtful planning we have created a budget […]
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: