US Refugee support organization
Australian Diaspora Steps Up, known as Ads Up or Ads Up Refugee Network is a Washington, D.C. non-governmental organization that helps refugees held in indefinite detention in Australia.[1][2][3][4]
Organization
Ads Up USA was co-founded in 2018 in Washington, D.C.,[5] by Fleur Wood and Ben Winsor, both Australian expats in the US. It has since grown to 1,700 members, mostly based in Australia,[6][1] but also including 100 volunteers in America who help with refugee settlement.[7]
Activities
The US organization is run by Australian diaspora who help refugees held in Australian's off shore detention centers in Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.[1]
Upon arrival in US refugees are provided with financial support.
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