Our Mission
Olga's List helps refugees displaced by the war in Ukraine. We provide services, supplies and advice from the time refugees arrive in Massachusetts until they are acclimated to their new homes in America.
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We are funded by a grant from the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR); and by private donations.
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Our team is 90% volunteers — 80% of our staff are refugees themselves, mostly Ukrainian, and our board of directors is made up entirely of refugees.
Emergency
Refugees arrive with little money, few belongings and no local connections:
​​- Address immediate needs: food, housing, supplies
- Build relationships and trust
Resettlement
Once stable, we help refugees build independence and self-sufficiency:
- Learn English
- Find employment
- Build connections in their new community.​
Community
We are building a Ukrainian-American “village” - a network of support beyond immediate needs:
​- Virtual and in-person community connections
- Support future resettlement efforts
