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Soft Landing Missoula screens "Stories of Home," participants describe citizenship, housing, language and food challenges
Summary
At a Soft Landing Missoula event, four newly naturalized residents shared resettlement stories in a documentary screening and panel that highlighted language barriers, difficulty finding housing and work, and the role of local volunteers and food businesses in welcoming newcomers.
Soft Landing Missoula screened a short documentary and hosted a panel Tuesday in Missoula that put newly naturalized residents at the center of conversation about resettlement, community support and local needs.
Mary Poole, executive director of Soft Landing Missoula, said the organization “has been able to welcome close to 900 people to Missoula, and we still work with over 700 refugees and immigrants.” Millie Slater, the group’s communications and outreach manager, introduced the film and said, “The main goal is to amplify the voices that often go unheard.”
The screening, titled Stories of Home, featured four participants who have since become U.S. citizens and later joined a live panel. Panelists described common challenges in the years after arrival: limited English at first, difficulty…
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