R and her husband have 3 sons aged 7, 3 and a little baby boy who is 6 months. They arrived in 2022, landing in Denver. 5 months later, little R was born at the Denver hospital.  They moved that December from Denver to Colorado Springs to live on the north of Springs. Their oldest son H completed Kindergarten  and goes to first grade. The youngest two boys are staying home with mom. R briefly worked at Walmart but then had to quit that job to take care of her kids at home. She is a great cook and she is very good at embroidery .

IB and her husband H have three girls ages 2 to 6 years. Their youngest daughter was born soon after settling here in the Springs. H got his commercial driver’s license and was hired as a long haul truck- driver. IB is very quickly learning English and helping to translate for others. She recently got her driver’s license too!

BP and her husband are parents to six children, ages 3 years to 15 years. Since their arrival, their youngest was born, BP got a drivers’ license and a job, and they have moved into their own apartment. The school aged children are also attending public school!

I is from Aleppo, Syria and lived in Turkey for 10 years. She left
Syria in 2013. She has 4 children (3 girls and 1 boy in college). 3 children live in the US with her and 1 daughter is married and has two children in Istanbul. I's husband works part time door dash and has started helping college
students with Arabic language learning. I dreams of her children all
learning in university and her youngest being a doctor and her other daughter studying interior design. She also wants to have her own restaurant. She likes the American people because they are kind and not racist. She also enjoys the volunteers. She enjoys cooking especially and exercising at the gym. She speaks Arabic and Turkish. She misses her daughter and her Mom who are both still in Turkey. She is excited about this opportunity to share her culinary skills with our community.

A is I's daughter and is 20 years old and is a senior in high school and is from Aleppo, Syria. She lived in Turkey during part of her childhood, age 7-18. She is the third child in her family. She enjoys baking, biking and drawing. Her favorite subject in school is math. Her dreams for her life are to go to college and work as an interior designer. She is engaged to her fiancé who is living in Turkey. In America she especially enjoys school and the people are so nice. She has visited Texas but prefers Colorado. She misses her sister who is
in Turkey and some aspects of the environment there.

F loves to cook. She is the mother of 5 children. Their family spent
several years in Turkey while waiting for resettlement in America. F
is a kind and nurturing woman who hosts beautiful celebrations and
cooks amazing food. She and her husband were in a horrible car
accident in the spring.  A reckless driver hit them and both parents
spent extensive time in the hospital and in recovery while their
oldest daughter cared for the other children. Although their recovery
has been challenging, F has continued to grow in her English language
abilities and cheerfully hosts American friends whenever they visit
the family.