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Renew's Mission
Renew cultivates a community of peace, dignity, and creativity where refugee women flourish.
Our Ministry
Rooted in friendships with local refugee women and shaped by years of overseas experience, Renew was established to meet two essential needs: a safe and welcoming community, and the opportunity to earn income through marketable skills. In partnership with local churches and other supporters, Renew offers a place where faith is expressed through relationships, service, and shared purpose.
While deeply grounded in Christian values and love of Jesus, Renew welcomes and empowers women of all faiths and backgrounds.
About Vinnie
About
Renew was founded in 2009 by Rebecca Sandberg and a team of Christian women in the western suburbs of Chicago. Moved by the biblical call to love and serve the sojourner, widow, and oppressed (Leviticus 19:33–34; Deuteronomy 10:18–19), they set out to create a space where refugee women could experience community, healing, and dignified work.
How can I engage with Renew?
Refugee programs have been drastically reduced across the country. At Renew, we’re committed to being a steady, faithful presence for refugee women and their families right here in our community — and it’s the generosity of people like you that makes that possible. Be a part of creating stability for the local refugee community.
