Giving Compass' Take:

• According to Global Citizen, U.S. officials have written a letter to the White House requesting the admittance of 75,000 refugees come the next fiscal year. The call for more refugees comes after the significant decline this past year has negative affected American communities.

• What can nonprofits do to help people displaced due to violence or extreme poverty? How can we provide more outreach and make sure they feel welcome?

• Here are a few things you can do on an individual level to support refugees. 

They pleaded in a letter to President Donald Trump.

“Refugees have reinvigorated our economies, brought innovation to our towns, and made our communities stronger,” read the note, signed by hundreds of elected officials from across the country. “The significant decline in refugee arrivals this year has had a negative impact on communities.”

By the end of next month, the White House will have determined the maximum number of refugees that could be allowed into the United States in the coming fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1.

The letter to the president signed by 270 local and state politicians from 42 of the 50 US states, requested that 75,000 refugees be admitted in the coming fiscal year.

The bipartisan group included governors and hundreds of local officials from around the country, like school board members and mayors.

In June, 31 senators — all but one who are Democrats — made a similar plea to the secretaries of State and Homeland Security to increase refugee admissions.

Read the full article about the call for more refugees by Victoria Macchi at Global Citizen.