Stories

(written by Nell late Monday evening) Today has been such a weird day…like every day since the beginning of March hasn’t been weird. But...

You may recall that back in early January we made a trip to Juarez, Mexico on the Texas/Mexico border. The Off Ramp went to meet a group...

To say that our hearts broke when we had to tell the refugees who work for Threads by Nomad that the studio would close would be an...

We met Munir about two weeks after his arrival in the United States. A team of volunteers was delivering food baskets to newly arrived...

From Christen: In times of uncertainty we realize that two things that are apparently opposite can both be true. For example, personally,...

Yes, things definitely are different and we are doing things in different ways. Nonetheless, we continue to address the needs of the...

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,...

Haydar's last day in the studio was yesterday. Moving forward, he and Munir (and potentially others) will begin working from home as they...

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...

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...

“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...

“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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

- 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...

We have partnered with Flourish to offer our supporters a seamless way to give! A newly developed app for not-for-profits, Flourish...

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...

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...