May 2023

“We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.” ~President Jimmy Carter

RYE SCHOLAR OF THE MONTH

Meshak Ayile attends Walter H. Page High School and is a member of the Class of 2023. He intends to matriculate to a four year institution and major in Sports Management. Meshak is from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Meshak has always believed in the importance of working hard and credits his dad as being the most important influence in his life. His dad has a great sense of humor and is able to inspire and motivate him daily. Meshak loves the game of soccer and works part-time for the NC Fusion soccer organization. Meshak Ayile has been a model scholar within North Carolina’s African Services Coalition’s (NCASC’s) Refugee Youth Empowerment through Education (RYE) Program. He has utilized the information from the RYE Programs he has attended to assist him in his matriculation to college. He has received several scholarships thus far including the Bonner Scholarship to attend Guilford College.

We congratulate Meshak for being selected as RYE’s Scholar of the Month. We look forward to his college announcement and wish him continued success.

~Al Barnett, Jr., Program Coordinator of RYE

FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS

NCASC clients completed a series of four sessions of financial literacy called M.O.R.E. Money (Maximizing Our Resources Everyday). The purpose of these workshops was to increase consumers’ financial literacy, eliminate barriers to access to the US financial and banking system, and teach the basics of personal finance. The sessions were as follows:

BANKING: The clients got vital information on the importance of opening a bank account with insured banks, the importance of saving money, and paying for what we need not what we want.

TECHNOLOGY: This session discussed the many ways of digital and non-traditional ways of moving money with the use the technology.

INSURANCE: The clients got information on different types of insurance like renters, cars, health, and life insurance.

AVOIDING SCAMS: This session taught how to avoid scam calls, emails, links, messages, or even ads that are fraudulent. The clients learned how to keep their important documents like SSN, and medical insurance in a safe place and avoiding sharing their usernames, pin, and personal devices.

~Nidhal Mohsin, Cultural Orientation Facilitator

A HUGE THANK YOU!

Any guesses as to what this is that arrived at the ASC storage unit in April straight from Salt Lake City?

Answer: 40 twin and 20 full mattresses and frames that = 60 new beds for 60 new arrivals!

The HUGE THANK YOU goes to the Piedmont Triad Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!!!

We are so grateful and just beside ourselves over this amazing outpouring of support and love for our newest neighbors!

Hi, my name is Pierre Twaibu, born in Tanzania but I was raised in Nairobi, Kenya, so I say I'm from Kenya. We moved to the States in the summer of 2014. I went to the Illustrious Elizabeth City State University, One of the Historical Black Schools and Universities (HBCU), where I studied Aviation Science with a concentration in Aviation Management, sometime I would like to work for the Department of Homeland Security or immigration-related agencies. I’m a community-oriented person, I love serving the community and socialization. During my free time, I enjoy the outdoors, hiking, traveling, hanging out with friends, or volunteering at local community centers.

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