Helping Afghan Refugees One List at a Time – with Miry Whitehill from Miry’s List

On the 10th episode of Immigration Today! Angeline Chen interviews Miry Whitehill, the founder and Executive Director of Miry’s List. Miry’s list is a nonprofit organization in CA dedicated to helping refugee families with resources to resettle into their new homes in the United States. Miry started Miry's List in July 2016 when a friend introduced her to a family of newly arrived Syrian refugees resettling in Los Angeles with kids the same age as her own. There she realized that refugees required assistance even after their arrival to the United States.

Miry's List provides a mechanism for people to directly help new arrival refugee families with the things that they need to get started in their new lives – from diapers to beds to cleaning supplies and toiletries. They use crowdsourcing and social media to connect people who want to help, with new refugee families who have needs that are not completely met by the organizations that sponsor them. Each family has unique needs, so each family has a unique "list" of supplies to get started, and Miry’s list takes care of that.

LISTEN NOW

Angeline Chen

(213) 417-5169

achen@clarkhill.com

Miry Whitehill

Miry's List

"Every family has its own unique needs; emotional, physical and financial needs. They need and deserve individualized attention…. This is why my friends and I needed to get involved."— Miry Whitehill

Miry’s List depends on donations from listeners like you. Please consider donating at this link and following Miry’s list on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook to stay up to date with their work.

Immigration Today! is always releasing new content. Please subscribe to our immigration newsletter to stay up to date with any new episodes.

The views and opinions expressed in the podcast represent the view of the host and guest(s) and not necessarily the official view of Clark Hill PLC. This publication is intended for general education and informational purposes only, and should not be regarded as either legal advice or a legal opinion. You should not act upon or use this publication or any of its contents for any specific situation. Recipients are cautioned to obtain legal advice from their legal counsel with respect to any decision or course of action contemplated in a specific situation. Clark Hill PLC and its attorneys provide legal advice only after establishing an attorney-client relationship through a written attorney-client engagement agreement. This publication does not establish an attorney-client relationship with any recipient.