MAY 2022—MAY 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
WITH
Yep, this year’s Annual Report has a four-letter preposition for a title. With is our favorite preposition, not just because it is used to indicate associations, togetherness, and connections between things and people.
Here at Refuge, we do the work of welcome with our refugee employees and trainees, not for them. Every accomplishment listed below is a triumph of with… not for. Our hope is that when you give, volunteer, hire us to cater your event, or drink your tea or coffee with us, you’ll feel the power of with!
2022
WHERE WE DID TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES, HEARD FROM EXPERTS ABOUT HOSPITALITY AS A LIFE SKILL, DID TRAINING IN CUPPING, BARISTA SKILLS, AND MAKING SEASONAL DRINKS.


We enjoyed visits from our Clarkston Mayor and Dekalb County Commissioner (often!), Senator Jon Ossoff, Representative Hank Johnson, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken… and lots of other VIPs like you!


We partnered with the Woodruff Arts Center and Teresa Abboud for two murals that represent welcome and the beauty of unity.
Refuge Clarkston Manager
and former trainee
Customer Experience Coordinator and former trainee
Barista Trainee

WE HOSTED
FOR A DAY OF SERVICE TO BEAUTIFY OUR CLARKSTON SHOP AND PREPARE IT FOR THE HOLIDAY MARKET.
WE HOSTED
AND SERVED AT THE NEW AMERICAN CELEBRATION AT THE CAPITOL WITH
WE HOSTED
AND MANY POP-UPS WHERE WE HIGHLIGHTED

WE HOSTED A
NOT LONG AFTER THE EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY AND SYRIA. WE GRIEVED, GAVE, AND CELEBRATED TOGETHER.

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