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North Dakota sponsor Michael Southam said helping others is in his DNA. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he met a local Ukrainian family in need—an encounter that led him to discover the power of sponsorship. Today, he and fellow community members like Marina Behm have founded FM Volunteers for Ukraine, supporting more than 200 Ukrainian newcomers in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
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Four Years In, Americans’ Desire to Welcome Newcomers Has Only Grown
September 15, 2025
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American Sponsors and Employers Escalate Calls to Protect Sponsored Ukrainian Newcomers as Humanitarian Status Expires, Fear Deportation
August 19, 2025
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Don’t Abandon the People We Welcomed: American Sponsors Sound the Alarm
May 13, 2025
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