Mission
IN RESPONSE TO POPE FRANCIS' CALL ON EVERY EUROPEAN PARISH TO HOST ONE REFUGEE FAMILY, EVERY CAMPUS A REFUGE WAS FOUNDED AT GUILFORD COLLEGE BY DR. DIYA ABDO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015 TO CALL ON EVERY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD TO PARTNER WITH THEIR LOCAL REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES TO HOUSE REFUGEES ON CAMPUS GROUNDS AND ASSIST THEM IN RESETTLEMENT. THE IDEA IS THAT UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES HAVE EVERYTHING NECESSARY HOUSING, FOOD, CARE, SKILLS TO TAKE IN REFUGEES AND SUPPORT THEM AS THEY BEGIN THEIR LIVES IN THEIR NEW HOMES.