A House Becomes a Home
It was a hot and exhausting day, but we are grateful for the 15 or so folks who showed up and worked hard to make ready the house that...
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Christen Kinard
- Jun 20
- 2 min
What are we up to this World Refugee Day?
Today is World Refugee Day—an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year...
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Nell Green
- Apr 18
- 2 min
Earth Day: Kindness to the Earth and her People
April 22nd is Earth Day. You wouldn’t think this day would be notable for our subsidiary Threads by Nomad and The Off Ramp. Yet kindness...
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Christen Kinard
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
We have a very ambitious Giving Tuesday goal. But we believe we can reach it.
I may have lost my mind. I have set a goal for tomorrow's Giving Tuesday campaign that far exceeds any other prior fundraiser. Here's...
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Christen Kinard
- Nov 7, 2021
- 2 min
from terror and chaos to peace and hope
It is hard to believe a year has passed. This time one year ago, we moved The Off Ramp and Threads by Nomad to the east coast as Butch...
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Christen Kinard
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
a special invitation (or what blowouts and hair treatments have to do with refugees)
Admittedly, this blog post will not apply to many of our followers. To those of you who live far enough away that attending this event is...
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Christen Kinard
- Sep 9, 2021
- 1 min
five things to do when you don't know what to do
We've heard this from so many of our friends and supporters: "We feel paralyzed. We don't know what to do." We don't have all the answers...
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Christen Kinard
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
what are we doing about afghanistan?
Our hearts are broken for our friends from and in Afghanistan. We have taken the past week to put together a plan of action and while it...
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Christen Kinard
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
what did you do? (our pandemic-period impact report)
In March of 2020, within a week, we went from booking travel plans for big events to shutting down our studio and sending home our team....
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Nell Green
- Jun 20, 2021
- 2 min
What you need to know about refugees in 2021
Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day The United Nations originally designated the day to celebrate the strength and courage of people...
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Christen Kinard
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
There's one more woman we want to celebrate...
Last week, we recognized and lifted up five women in honor of International Women's Day. There is one more woman though that we want to...
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Christen Kinard
- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
In Celebration of 5 Women: Missy Angalla
All week long, in honor of #InternationalWomensDay, we are lifting up five women we admire. We will send one quick email each day...
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Christen Kinard
- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
In Celebration of 5 Women: Dalia Juárez
All week long, in honor of #InternationalWomensDay, we are lifting up five women we admire. We will send one quick email each day...
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Christen Kinard
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
In Celebration of 5 Women: Stacy Hollingsworth
All week long, in honor of #InternationalWomensDay, we are lifting up five women we admire. We will send one quick email each day...
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Christen Kinard
- Mar 8, 2021
- 2 min
In Celebration of 5 Women: Lupe Franco
All week long, in honor of #InternationalWomensDay, we are lifting up five women we admire. We will publish one quick blog post each day...
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Christen Kinard
- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
The Story Behind Kin and Care
I don't know about you but I struggle to find the time to innovate. It's not that I don't have new ideas and a vision for the future....
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Christen Kinard
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
serving and sewing: meet joanne mwosana
I am a millennial so I probably shouldn't admit to this but I am amazed. I am amazed that on a random weekday morning I can spend twenty...
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Christen Kinard
- Jan 12, 2021
- 2 min
The Off Ramp's New Year Resolutions
The Lupton Center is all about transformation. They help organizations like ours understand asset-based reform and empower them to bring...
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Christen Kinard
- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
it's about more than baskets. it's about healing and transformation.
Seven months ago, a group of eight women in Kampala, Uganda gathered for their first lesson in basket weaving. Two are Ugandan. Five are...
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Nell Green
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
125 people arrive every day
Thousands of asylum seekers reach the US-Mexico border each year. Often they get stuck there, in transition, without resources or...
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