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Resident urges Tumwater to fund World Relief services after federal aid cuts; city administrator to report back
Summary
A volunteer with Olympia Indivisible asked the Tumwater City Council to provide emergency funding to World Relief Thurston County after federal support was rescinded; council members asked staff to gather options and report back for possible action.
Lisa Johnson, a volunteer with Olympia Indivisible speaking on behalf of World Relief Thurston County, asked the Tumwater City Council to consider a city donation to support refugee resettlement services after federal funding was cut.
Johnson said the local office helped welcome 184 refugees to Thurston County since April 2023 and that, as of late January of this year, federal funds for new arrivals and some services for people already in the U.S. were eliminated. She asked the council to consider emergency local support, noting the City of Olympia had already provided emergency funds.
"Without immediate local support, new refugees may lose access…
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