article_snippet: Being away from home presents many challenges.
article_snippet: I needed some way to support my family.
article_snippet: I found a role with the poverty-fighting organization CARE in the urban refugee center in East Amman, Jordan, where I earn a stipend doing meaningful volunteer work.
article_snippet: After working there, I have become more social, and no longer feel isolated.
article_snippet: It's not like sitting at home, feeling powerless, losing confidence, wondering what I can do to help my family, to help my people.