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Olympia council allocates $30,000 from council funds to World Relief for refugee support and urges regional partners to join
Summary
The Olympia City Council voted March 4 to allocate $30,000 from council goal funds to World Relief to sustain settlement services for refugees affected by recent federal funding cuts and asked neighboring jurisdictions to consider matching support.
The Olympia City Council on March 4 approved a referral to allocate $30,000 from the city council's discretionary goal funds to World Relief to sustain essential services for refugees and immigrants in Thurston County after recent federal funding cuts.
Council member Gilman introduced the referral, saying that about 40 recent refugees in Olympia had lost access to promised federal…
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