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Nell Green
Oct 11 min read
Welcoming a Family of Four
Dear Friends of The Off Ramp, For some months, The Off Ramp has been working with Welcome Corps , a part of the US State Department. It...
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Nell Green
Sep 212 min read
A Path to Independence and Stability
Dear Friends of The Off Ramp, Today, I want to share the story of two women who are rebuilding their lives after facing unimaginable...
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Christen Kinard
Aug 191 min read
Reintroducing The Off Ramp & Threads by Nomad
We are excited to share our new brand video, developed to help explain the significant changes we've undergone, especially since Covid....
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Nell Green
Oct 12, 20234 min read
Meet "MG"— In her own words
A few words on Faith Trade October is the month set aside to recognize and promote fair trade. Fair trade processes work toward fair...
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Nell Green
Sep 17, 20232 min read
Impact Report 2023: From Flux to Flex, Pivot to Progress
This is our third impact report for The Off Ramp and its subsidiary, Threads by Nomad. The Off Ramp began before the pandemic. About the...
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Nell Green
Sep 6, 20232 min read
Meet Alia
Energetic. Determined. Positive. Relational. These are the words that describe Alia after I met her for the first time. Having been with...
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Christen Kinard
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Hope and dignity: more than just dolls
Julia, the founder of Coton et Gourmandises, is temporarily living in Senegal, originally from France, and she is an expert in crochet....
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Nell Green
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Meet Rebecca
Her smile is bright and invites you to be her friend. It does not even hint at the difficulties of 22 years in a refugee camp. For the...
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Christen Kinard
Jul 27, 20232 min read
Cook with us! Ratatouille
by Christen Kinard A couple of weeks ago, I had the house to myself for the night and decided to spend my evening watching reruns of...
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Nell Green
Jul 17, 20232 min read
On the occasion of my retirement
Thirty-seven years of crossing cultural boundaries, learning other languages, living on 3 different continents, and meeting the most...
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Nell Green
May 30, 20232 min read
Cook with us! Barberry Rice with Chicken
by Nell Green It is my habit in the morning to prep for the noon meal before I begin my day. I am very excited about trying out this...
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Christen Kinard
Jan 6, 20234 min read
Imadi: Baskets Changing Senegal
As an introvert, it can be awkward reaching out to strangers with a meeting request. Yet, I'm doing a lot of that here in Dakar, Senegal....
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Nell Green
Aug 2, 20222 min read
A House Becomes a Home
It was a hot and exhausting day, but we are grateful for the 15 or so folks who showed up and worked hard to make ready the house that...
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Christen Kinard
Jun 20, 20222 min read
What are we up to this World Refugee Day?
Today is World Refugee Day—an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year...
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Nell Green
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Earth Day: Kindness to the Earth and her People
April 22nd is Earth Day. You wouldn’t think this day would be notable for our subsidiary Threads by Nomad and The Off Ramp. Yet kindness...
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Christen Kinard
Nov 29, 20212 min read
We have a very ambitious Giving Tuesday goal. But we believe we can reach it.
I may have lost my mind. I have set a goal for tomorrow's Giving Tuesday campaign that far exceeds any other prior fundraiser. Here's...
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Christen Kinard
Nov 7, 20212 min read
from terror and chaos to peace and hope
It is hard to believe a year has passed. This time one year ago, we moved The Off Ramp and Threads by Nomad to the east coast as Butch...
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Christen Kinard
Sep 17, 20212 min read
a special invitation (or what blowouts and hair treatments have to do with refugees)
Admittedly, this blog post will not apply to many of our followers. To those of you who live far enough away that attending this event is...
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Christen Kinard
Sep 9, 20211 min read
five things to do when you don't know what to do
We've heard this from so many of our friends and supporters: "We feel paralyzed. We don't know what to do." We don't have all the answers...
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Christen Kinard
Aug 23, 20211 min read
what are we doing about afghanistan?
Our hearts are broken for our friends from and in Afghanistan. We have taken the past week to put together a plan of action and while it...
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