Ensuring that people have access to adequate nutrient-rich food and safe water is essential for protecting the safety, health and well-being of millions who have been forced to flee.

“I never thought that I would be overseeing a shelter in close coordination with so many amazing colleagues,” says Kate Clark, Senior Director of Immigration Services at Jewish Family Service (JFS) in San Diego, California. An immigration attorney, Clark oversees JFS’s legal services providing support and education to people seeking asylum in the United States. But for the last four years, she has also played an instrumental role in building JFS’s asylum shelter network.

For the first time on record, a staggering 100 million people around the world have been forced to flee violent conflict, persecution and human rights violations. The war in Ukraine and the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan and Venezuela have driven millions of families to flee their home countries to find safety. Now, more than ever, every person must have the right to seek safety—whoever they are, wherever they come from and whenever they are forced to flee.