Nolka Paéz arrived in Faribault in December nearly nine months pregnant and quickly got connected to several community resources that haven’t always been offered to newcomers.


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Charlie Guerrero and Diana Vera sees Vera’s prize after she spun a wheel at the prize booth during the Newcomer Resource Fair Friday afternoon at Faribault High School. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)

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Faribault Public Schools Grant Manager Angie Ramirez prepares her walking taco in the cafeteria of Faribault High School Friday afternoon during the Newcomer Resource Fair. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)

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Growing Up Healthy Isabel Llamas sits behind the Growing Up Healthy booth while Growing Up Healthy Project Manager Jessica Navarro, standing in back, helps Mercedez Alpirez, Lucas Martinez and Oralia Sofia Martinez pick out books. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)

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Paulina Orbe Rendón (right) stands with Jorjina Arnada Rodriguez Chavez, 5, at the arts-and-crafts booth during the Newcomer Resource Fair at Faribault High School. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)

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Adrian Laoiza, 13, climbs out of an inflatable obstacle course at the Newcomer Resource Fair on Friday afternoon at Faribault High School. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)

  

Reach Reporter Colton Kemp at 507-333-3129. © Copyright 2023 APG Media of Southern Minnesota. All rights reserved.

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