East Charlotte nonprofit provides food and community to refugees

Tears fill Mariam's eyes as she recalls clutching her then 1-year-old son Mohammed when her family fled Afghanistan as the Taliban took power three years ago. Mariam was a doctor in Afghanistan. Today, she serves as a youth education program specialist at Refugee Support Services, a non-profit based in east Charlotte. She first heard about the organization when they reached out with food, inviting her family to its events. Why it matters: Food...