Our mission is to provide refugee families with education, help, and resources (food, clothing, furniture, household goods, etc.) that they so desperately need. We are passionate about providing a bright future for refugee children and believe a true education leads to that future. We use philanthropic donations to provide tuition for refugee children to attend private schools where they can obtain the individual attention they require.
Finally freedom…refugee life in Clarkston, Georgia after escape from S.E. Asia.
F.R.E.E. collaborates with individuals, groups, and organizations, to arrange sponsors and conduct fundraisers. We serve refugee families primarily in the Clarkston and Stone Mountain Georgia areas. By 2018 our education sponsorship of students in the Seventh-Day Adventist Private School System had grown to a total of 92 students. We collect, transport, and distribute donations of food, clothing, household goods, furniture, toys, bicycles, appliances, diapers, etc… We also provide through the efforts of a volunteer staff (with diverse backgrounds and a wide array of skill sets) a broad array of services and assistance to the nearby refugee communities such as the transport of refugee children to/from school plus medical, dental, eye and legal appointments, etc. Additionally, each year we have provided shoes, a backpack, and school supplies to each of the refugee children whose education we sponsor. So appreciative of the opportunity made available to them, these students have excelled academically with many graduating as valedictorians of their class. Most rewarding to us is to see them go on to graduate college and pursue careers such as missionary educator, dentist, pediatrician, etc.
100K+
Thousands of meals provided
F.R.E.E. began in 2010 by providing private school tuition scholarships, meals, and transportation to school for refugee children thus providing an environment where they can flourish both academically and spiritually.
200+
Students Sponsored
We sponsor children in a private school environment which shields them from the gang activity, bullying, and violence present in the public school system of their local urban community.
1500+
Families Impacted
Refugee families from more than 90 different countries, speaking 146 different languages, have been legally resettled into the U.S. through joint efforts of the United Nations and U.S. State Department.
Friends of Refugees Providing Education and Empowerment (F.R.E.E.) is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization EIN #47-1667780.
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Long-Term Volunteer opportunities
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Friends of Refugees providing Education and Empowerment (F.R.E.E.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We depend on your support!
Note: To visit our “Outreach / Distribution Center” see map on the “Contact Page” of our website. To contact us via mail, email or phone, see contact information below.
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