Bryan Cereijo / Staff Photographer

Ndunndiwe "Paul" Cubahiro embraces his sister-in-law and niece. It was his first time meeting his niece after being apart from his brother for more than one year. He first arrived in Syracuse after six years as a refugee in Kenya.

Bryan Cereijo / Staff Photographer

Every refugee settled by Interfaith Works enjoys a first meal with their host family.

Bryan Cereijo / Staff Photographer

This was the first time Cubahiro met his niece, after being apart from his brother for more than one year.

Bryan Cereijo / Staff Photographer

Cubahiro tosses his niece into the air. The family enjoys some down time, telling jokes and stories until 2 a.m.

Bryan Cereijo / Staff Photographer

The family cooks a meal to enjoy while they celebrate being together again.

Aline Peres Martins / Staff Photographer

Egal Adan, a student at Clarkson University, was born in a Kenyan refugee camp. Former-President Barack Obama intended to raise the number of refugees admitted to college in the United States to 110,00, but under President Donald Trump the number is expected to be cut in half.

Aline Peres Martins / Staff Photographer

Egal Adan, a graduate of Henninger High School, moved to Syracuse when he was six years old.

Frankie Prijatel / Senior Staff Photographer

Haji Adan, executive director of Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment was 8 years old when his family fled Somalia and resettled in a refugee camp in Kenya. He is one of six former refugees employed at RISE.

Jessica Sheldon / Staff Photographer

Jahbad Gosar Kerow found a job and learned English because of RISE. He lived in a refugee camp before coming to the U.S. in 2004.

Bryan Cereijo / Staff Photographer

A girl works on math problems during RISE’s after-school program, which runs Monday to Thursday.

Jessica Sheldon / Staff Photographer

RISE’s citizenship class — which takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — focuses on the 100 possible questions that may be asked on the naturalization exam.

Bryan Cereijo / Staff Photographer

A wall inside one of the RISE classrooms is decorated with letters to President Donald Trump from children in the after-school program.

Bryan Cereijo / Staff Photographer

A volunteer helps a young girl with a math problem during RISE's after-school program, which takes place Monday to Thursday.