The annual “Light the World” award is given to a group or individual in recognition of their outstanding service and meaningful contribution to the Greater Charlotte community.
2021 Recipient
Refugee Support Services
Pictured: Sarah Stubbs, Fruitful Friends Coordinator
Pictured: Sarah Stubbs, Fruitful Friends Coordinator
Refugee Support Services started in the spring of 2006. Rachel Humphries expanded
beyond teaching ESL to a classroom of refugees she grew to love and started connecting them
with locals who could help meet their additional needs outside of the classroom. Since that
time, Refugee Support Services has continued to grow and evolve. They now facilitate rich
intercultural reciprocal relationships between refugees and the Charlotte community through
Fruitful Friends, Refugee Help Center, and Knit Together programs. These programs promote
refugee self-sufficiency and enrich our community. Refugee Support Services offers weekly free
vegetable distribution, literacy opportunities, citizenship education, community- and skill-
building classes and events, and love and learns educational programs for children and
parents. Refugee Support Services provides support that helps refugees to live day-to-day in the
U.S. We feel very fortunate to be involved with Refugee Support Services. We would like to
present this year’s Light the World award to you in honor and recognition of the good you do in
the community and the impact you make in the lives of those you touch.
beyond teaching ESL to a classroom of refugees she grew to love and started connecting them
with locals who could help meet their additional needs outside of the classroom. Since that
time, Refugee Support Services has continued to grow and evolve. They now facilitate rich
intercultural reciprocal relationships between refugees and the Charlotte community through
Fruitful Friends, Refugee Help Center, and Knit Together programs. These programs promote
refugee self-sufficiency and enrich our community. Refugee Support Services offers weekly free
vegetable distribution, literacy opportunities, citizenship education, community- and skill-
building classes and events, and love and learns educational programs for children and
parents. Refugee Support Services provides support that helps refugees to live day-to-day in the
U.S. We feel very fortunate to be involved with Refugee Support Services. We would like to
present this year’s Light the World award to you in honor and recognition of the good you do in
the community and the impact you make in the lives of those you touch.
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