Recent Grant

Nurturing the human spirit – one refugee at a time

February 20, 2018

The Starbucks Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund, granted $137,000 to the British Refugee Council, to prepare and support refugees in London towards sustainable employment. Employment is a key factor for integrating refugees. But they face a complex range of barriers to employment, including language barriers, unfamiliarity with the new culture, and lack of recognition of overseas education, skills and experience.