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Through Policy and Campaigns, PANA advances community-led change so refugee families are welcomed, protected, and able to thrive.
Explore this workPANA is refugee-founded and refugee-led. We welcome and protect families, change narratives, and grow civic power so new Americans can shape the future we share.
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Community members lead every part of the work—from the stories we tell to the policies and institutions we change.
Through Policy and Campaigns, PANA advances community-led change so refugee families are welcomed, protected, and able to thrive.
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Through Proactive Narratives, PANA helps refugee communities tell their own stories and shape how new Americans are understood.
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Through Civic Engagement, PANA supports young people and community members to lead, organize, and influence the decisions that shape their lives.
Explore this workWhat begins with welcome becomes lasting community power.
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Published August 24, 2026 by San Diego Foundation (Learn more) Carl Crider and Carol Clause champion immigrant and refugee communities through philanthropy, leadership and advocacy. It’s all about caring for our neighbors. That’s how Carl Crider—an ordained United Methodist Church minister, consultant, and philanthropist—and his wife,