Funding halt shuts down UCAP refugee services
MARSHALL — A halt in federal funding has shut down refugee resettlement services in Marshall, United Community Action Partnership’s executive director said this week. The program, which helped refugees find housing and get settled in the Marshall area, closed down “quite abruptly,” about a month ago, said UCAP Executive Director Deb Brandt. UCAP had received funding for refugee resettlement through the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which was one of the national agencies affected when the Trump administration suspended funding for foreign aid programs earlier this year. ...