refugees

The academy opened in 2022, to help students who have been in the United States for three years or less, are multilingual, and have had their formal education interrupted.

A panel discussion made up of Bowling Green Mayor Todd Alcott, local business owners, educators, and international students focused on the best methods of helping the growing refugee population in Warren County.

The International Center of Kentucky is a refugee resettlement agency that works to secure long-term housing, employment, and education for refugees in the Bowling Green region.

A free one-hour Spanish workshop is available to all city workers through the Bowling Green Neighborhood and Community Services department.

Most of the people resettled in Bowling Green during the last federal fiscal year came from Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Cuba.

A Democratic legislator said the state’s ongoing labor shortage can be relieved by making it easier for refugees to get jobs and transfer work experience from their home countries.

Musicians and dancers will take over three stages set up in Circus Square Park on Saturday, Sept. 24, while vendors and other exhibits will be spread throughout the area.

The Warren County-based International Center of Kentucky won’t reach its goal of resettling 500 refugees by the end of the current federal fiscal year.

The Bowling Green-based International Center of Kentucky is in the process of resettling refugees who have already arrived from Afghanistan. The agency is…

About 40 refugees from Afghanistan have recently been resettled in Bowling Green, with a total of 200 expected to arrive in southern Kentucky over the…