The Volunteer Chronicles
Returns to Greece 4.30.18
NPLH Greece Volunteer Trip - Donate for Essential Aid It's finally time to go back to Greece to do my little bit. Since I'll be there on my birthday (and Mother's Day - cue the [...]
Rides for Refugees – $10 Ships a Bike
Help us ship bikes to refugees in Turkey! When our partner organization Americans for Refugees in Crisis (ARC) asked us if we would raise funds to ship bikes for their project, we were like, "Yasss! Where do [...]
Supporting Refugees Through Art
From the moment NPLH was born, we knew we wanted to create opportunities for displaced people to support themselves. It's essential to mental and physical health, and can help individuals get one step closer to [...]
12 Days Until Takeoff!
Its a busy time for us here at NPLH, so I thought this would be a good time for an update! Thanks to volunteers Matt and Allie, we sorted all the donations (at least 15 [...]
Starting Over – One Volunteer’s Experience in Greece
A friend of ours recently spent a few weeks volunteering at Ritsona Camp outside of Athens. He was kind enough to share his experience: Suffice it to say the experience was overwhelming and it is [...]
Help Us Give Refugees Warm Clothing
One of our founding members is heading back to Greece at the end of November, and we're raising funds to purchase winter clothing for refugees while she is there. No Place Like Home has chosen to support refugees [...]
“On this day…” The Difference a Year Can Make
Originally from September 3, 2016 The photo that finally made the West wake up: If you had told me a year ago that Facebook would become a critical communication tool that I'd reach for first [...]
When in Doubt, Warehouse Work
Originally from February 15, 2016 Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece - Today, we started out at Moria, the main registration camp for orientation at 8:45 AM. As we got out of the car, all we could see from the [...]
The Praying Man – Volunteer Chronicles: Lesvos, Greece
by Tina Whitelaw from February 29, 2016 I smile for a moment, hoping this light will shine through me in my next interaction, and then I knock on the next hut door. "Hallo! Good Morning!" [...]