ORR Network Resources

July 23, 2012

 

CAL COR logoCultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) released the 2013 edition of Welcome to the United States: A Guidebook for Refugees in March, with updated translations of the booklet soon to be made available in Arabic, Burmese, and Nepali.  The DVD version is currently availalbe for streaming in Welcome DVD is available for video streaming in English, Arabic, Burmese, and Nepali; by the end of 2013, the DVD will also be available in Chin, French, Karen, and Somali translations.  The 2007 version remains available online in multiple languages. 

 

Project SOARThe International Rescue Committee’s Project SOAR provides technical assistance, including site visits, workshops, and telephone and e-mail consultations to ethnic community-based organizations serving refugees. IRC’s technical assistance focuses on resource development, financial management, board training, and capacity building so that organizations can improve the vital services they provide to refugees.
 

ISEDISED Solutions, Inc. provides technical assistance to microenterprise development and individual development account (IDA) grantees. ISED’s technical assistance includes site visits, workshops, and telephone and e-mail consultations.
 

PFP guideThe Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (APIIDV) and the Battered Women's Justice Project announce their new publication, Islamic Marriage Contracts: A Resource Guide for Legal Professionals, Advocates, Imams, & Communities, written by Maha Alkhateeb for the Peaceful Families Project.  For more information and extensive resources addressing domestic and gender-based violence prevention, be sure to visit the APIIDV website. 

 

RHTACThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and ORR Technical Assistance provider Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center (RHTAC) have collaborated on an investigation into suicides that occured from 2009-2012 among Bhutanese resettled refugees in the U.S.  Findings from this Epi-Aid are detailed in the report, An Investigation into Suicides among Bhutanese Refugees, also available on the RHTAC website.  Additional information about suicide prevention may be found on the CDC website.

FEMAFEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) has put together a program guide, Help After a Disaster, detailing FEMA's disaster assistance program, including how to apply for assistance.  The guide is available for download in 20 different languages.

RHIN logoThe Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN) features multilingual health information for refugees and their health providers.  Explore their database of health resources, many available in a variety of refugee languages.
 

BRYCSBRYCS (Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services), a program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), supports service providers for refugee children, youth, and their families. BRYCS provides one-on-one consultations, training and conference presentations, and access to an extensive online clearinghouse focused specifically on migration and child welfare.
 

USCIS Multilingual Resource Center logoUSCIS has launched the new Multilingual Resource Center.
This site serves as a hub for all USCIS materials offered in foreign languages, and features 13 newly translated “How Do I…” guides in Chinese. The guides are also available in Spanish via our USCIS Español site. Click here to visit the Multilingual Resource Center.


 

Rainbow Bridges: A Community Guide to Rebuilding the Lives of LGBTI Refugees and Asylum SeekersRainbow Bridges: A Community Guide to Rebuilding the Lives of LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers
 
Published April 2012 by the Organization for Refugee Asylum and Migration
Download the guide in PDF
 



 

Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center logoLesson Plans for Group-Specific Videos

The Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center offers a selection of lesson plans designed for use in conjunction with the Bhutanese, Burmese, and Darfuri/African group-specific videos. Each selection of lesson plans (different for each group, and ranging from four to five in number) addresses topics commonly raised by the refugees interviewed in the video. Check them out on the COR/Center for Applied Linguistics website, at www.culturalorientation.net.
 
New resources in Domestic Service Providers toolkit
The Cultural Orientation Resource Center is pleased to announce a variety of new resources in its Domestic Service Providers toolkit, including materials produced by the COR Center or provided by local resettlement agencies on topics such as early employment, secondary migration, employment and job readiness, transportation, housekeeping, preventative health, and so on.
 
These documents join others previously posted, to total nearly 100 ready-to-use items in the Lesson Plans and Promising Practices section of the toolkit, as well as the many Program Development Resources, in the categories of Tools for Trainers, Staff Training, Program Descriptions, and Outreach.
 

CLINICAsylee Eligibility for Resettlement Assistance

A guide by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) detailing benefits and services available to persons granted asylum in the U.S.  (PDF 958KB)

SAMHSA logoNew Toolkit for Community and Faith Based Service Providers

Sustaining Grassroots Community-Based Programs: A Toolkit for Community- and Faith-Based Service Providers. 
This free toolkit from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is now available: (PDF 2.6MB)