It’s been months since Russia invaded Ukraine and millions of people have fled the war-torn country.

North Carolina expects to receive anywhere between 2,200 to 2,700 Ukrainian refugees by the end of September, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.

A local educator is stepping in and assisting families who have been displaced.

The word "welcome" is printed on the sign that greets refugee parents when they drop their kids off at the Lastovetska Learning Center. It's located inside Good News Church in Matthews.

It is helping families like Oxana Dolgopolov's, whose lives have been disrupted by the war.

“Right now, it’s very difficult,” she said. ”People lost homes and lost work. I even don’t have work.”

“I have one suitcase with a child. That’s all,” said Nata Piatygina, another Ukrainian refugee. “I have no home. Not much in savings and I’m in a foreign country.”

A seat inside the center is on the house for refugee children. Principal Lilia Lastovestka co-owns the center with her daughter Eliza.

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