reaching around the world: it's about more than face masks
We met Munir about two weeks after his arrival in the United States. A team of volunteers was delivering food baskets to newly arrived...
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Nell Green
- Apr 28, 2020
- 2 min
On giving & gratitude: May 5 is Giving Tuesday and we've set an ambitious goal.
From Christen: In times of uncertainty we realize that two things that are apparently opposite can both be true. For example, personally,...
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Nell Green
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
a note from nell: on everything else that's happening
Yes, things definitely are different and we are doing things in different ways. Nonetheless, we continue to address the needs of the...
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Nell Green
- Apr 4, 2020
- 2 min
You're changing lives but there is more work to do.
It has been about ten days since we sent out the email detailing our face mask project. (If you didn't get that email for some reason,...
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Nell Green
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
We're ready. Here's what we need for the masks.
Haydar's last day in the studio was yesterday. Moving forward, he and Munir (and potentially others) will begin working from home as they...
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Nell Green
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
let's be the helpers: on masks and baskets
If you follow us on social media, then you already know that we are working on what has the potential to be a major project. Over the...
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Nell Green
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
we have some news
We’ve been sitting on this bit of news for a little while. Why? We wanted to get all of our ducks in a row and the start of 2020 has been...
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Nell Green
- Feb 12, 2020
- 4 min
Successful Networking and Fruitful Collaboration: Part Two
“How do you find the refugees who work for you?” The first time I was asked this question I had to stop and think. It dawned on me that I...
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Nell Green
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Successful Networking and Fruitful Collaboration: Part One
“How do you find the refugees who work for you?” The first time I was asked this question I had to stop and think. It dawned on me that I...
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Nell Green
- Jan 18, 2020
- 2 min
41 minutes and 46 seconds
This week, the first episode of The Off Ramp Podcast went live on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. This project had been in the works but was...
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Nell Green
- Jan 9, 2020
- 3 min
Reporting from the border: Stories from Juarez
Nell just returned from Juarez where on behalf of The Off Ramp she took a tour of shelters for asylum seekers in and around Juarez,...
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Nell Green
- Dec 29, 2019
- 2 min
20/20 in 2020: Our Focus for the Coming Year
2020! Can you believe it? A new decade calls for renewed focus. Even though Nell’s optometrist says her eyes are not in focus, that does...
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Nell Green
- Dec 28, 2019
- 1 min
A Giggle, A Clap and Pure Joy
by Butch Green Have you ever wished you had your phone ready to video as something happens? It happens all the time to me. The other...
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Nell Green
- Dec 12, 2019
- 1 min
Seeking Hope and Peace at the Border
- She just wanted to get to a Texas city where her husband and other child were waiting. The threats and violence in her home country...
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Nell Green
- Dec 3, 2019
- 2 min
Come Flourish with Us: A New Partnership
We have partnered with Flourish to offer our supporters a seamless way to give! A newly developed app for not-for-profits, Flourish...
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Nell Green
- Nov 24, 2019
- 2 min
Beating the Black Friday Blues
The turkey is being made up into sandwiches. Remaining desserts are waiting on the buffet to be consumed with a nice cup of coffee or...
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Nell Green
- Nov 13, 2019
- 2 min
Cross-Country Connections
Iman has been in the United States for almost four years. She came here with her four children from Iraq. A gynecologist by education and...
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Nell Green
- Nov 12, 2019
- 2 min
A Little Help
by Butch Green Internationals and in particular refugees often need help when they first arrive. Help is rendered for a while and then we...
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Nell Green
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
Meet Dr. Sairah Malik, OD
My name is Sairah Malik and I am honored to be a member of the board for The Off Ramp. When Nell mentioned to me that she was starting...
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Nell Green
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min
8 Reasons to Support Fair Trade Practices
If you had told me when I began my career that after thirty three years I would still be on a huge learning curve, I am not sure I would...
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