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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...
Nell Green
Mar 23, 20202 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Mar 11, 20203 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Feb 12, 20204 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Feb 5, 20204 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Jan 18, 20202 min read
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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,...
Nell Green
Jan 9, 20203 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Dec 29, 20192 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Dec 28, 20191 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Dec 12, 20191 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Dec 3, 20192 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Nov 24, 20192 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Nov 13, 20192 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Nov 12, 20192 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Nov 5, 20192 min read
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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...
Nell Green
Oct 24, 20192 min read
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Vero's Story (and how you can help)
by Christen Kinard I write this as I finish up my last plate of enchiladas de mole in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico. Over the next two days, I...
Nell Green
Aug 13, 20197 min read
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Border Relief
I have put off writing this post for over a week now. Even as I write I try to find excuses to avoid putting into words what we...
Nell Green
Jul 25, 20193 min read
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A Delayed Dinner and the Lessons I Learned
We had not been in Africa very long. We wanted to get to know the members of our team. To this end, we began inviting an employee and his...
Nell Green
Apr 29, 20193 min read
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How You Can Help
I will soon be 61. I don’t feel 61! And if the work in front of us is any indication, retirement is a very long way away! One of the best...
Nell Green
Mar 15, 20194 min read
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