Vive le Casa: An Organization for World Refugees

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Produced by:  Kirsten Jahn (DMA ‘07), Melissa Wall (COM/DMA ‘06), Bob Carbone (COM ‘06), Johnny Graves (COM ‘07), Amy Falletta (COM ‘06), and Jen Eberhart (COM/FAH ‘08)


VIVE Inc. was established in 1984 to aid the growing number of refugees seeking asylum in Canada and the United States.  VIVE Inc. operates La Casa in Buffalo, NY, which provides food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, and legal services to refugees as they await their appointment to enter Canada or their US asylum hearing. To date, this agency has helped nearly 60,000 refugees from over 100 countries.

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