The Welcome Center operates 7 days a week, requiring a community of volunteers to assist guests in the various areas of the facility operated by the International Rescue Committee. Over 3,500 refugees have been served at the Center halfway through the month of April. Volunteers help distribute clean clothing, are attendants outside the shower area, serve meals, stock food service areas, and clean, clean, clean! It is bustling, 24/7. Life at the center is ever-evolving, with guests arriving and leaving, sometimes on the same day. The work is rewarding, thank-yous are abundant, and hope permeates the air.