Make-A-Will-Month

A will protects what you love most.

August is National Make-A-Will Month, a time to ensure you’re protecting the people and causes you care about. A will is more than a legal document. It is a way to care for the people you love, protect the values you hold dear, and help shape a more welcoming future.

By remembering Global Refuge in your will or trust, you help sustain the work of welcome now — and for years to come.

Your Legacy Gift Helps Extend the Long Welcome for Generations

Welcoming newcomers is a foundational value of our country and a reflection of the just, compassionate communities we are called to build. Yet in recent years, immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees have faced uncertainty, separation, and shifting policies that make the work of welcome more urgent than ever.

Through it all, Global Refuge has walked alongside our newest neighbors, extending The Long Welcome — measured not in days or months, but in years and generations.

From helping newly arrived families find a firm footing, to supporting employment and education, to advocating for humane immigration policies, Global Refuge walks alongside newcomers with practical care and lasting hope.

For more than 80 years, compassionate people like you have answered the call of welcome, providing prayer, resources, help, and hope. As we look to the future, gifts in wills help ensure newcomers are not only welcomed in a moment of need, but protected, embraced, and empowered as they build new lives.

Meet Beatrice Cork, Global Refuge Gift Planning Officer

For more than 25 years, I’ve helped people give in ways that reflect their deepest values and create lasting hope for others. I started with Global Refuge in 2024, and it is an honor to be your partner in gift planning. Please reach out to me anytime to:

– Learn more about gift planning options

– Learn more about how legacy giving impacts the mission of Global Refuge

– Learn more about the Bernthal Legacy Society

I can be reached via Email or 410-625-6756.