Please also review the resources under Legal Services. There are many resources there specific to refugees and aslyees.
New Americans, New Promise: A Guide to the Refugee Journey in America by Yorn Yan
Author Yorn Yan describes the refugee experience in the United States and how to best help refugees through the acculturation and transition process of becoming a New American. Nonprofits, foundations, government agencies, religious groups and businesses will find that the stories, tips, tools, and advice in this book will help them better understand the refugee experience so they can create programs and services that work.
The book is published by the Fieldstone Alliance.
Torture and War Trauma Brochures
These informational brochures contain identifying information about the physical and psychological effects of torture and war trauma and suggest appropriate interventions. These brochures are designed for a focused group consisting of individual survivors, family members and refugee communities
You are encouraged to reproduce the brochures for use by your agency or to request hard copies by email Ev Lennon or call her at 612.436.4857.
Please note that distributing these materials to your clients commits you and your agency to the task of providing appropriate mental health resources and referrals.
The editing, proofreading, and translation were provided by the Somali and Bosnian Refugee Mental Health Advisory Boards of CVT.
English Version
Information for Survivors (PDF)
Information for Families (PDF)
Information for Refugee Communities (PDF)
Bosnian Version
Information for Survivors (PDF)
Information for Families (PDF)
Information for Refugee Communities (PDF)
Somali Version
Information for Survivors (PDF)
Information for Families (PDF)
Information for Refugee Communities (PDF)
Links
Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC)
http://www.cliniclegal.org
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC) works to provide legal and non-legal support services to Catholic Charities and its legal immigration programs. Visitors to their website can access publications, information about CLINIC's programs and training seminars, and current developments in U.S. immigration policy.
National Center of Immigrant Integration Policy (Migration Policy Institute)
http://www.migrationinformation.org/integration/language_portal/corner.cfm
The Language Portal is a digital library of close to 600 resources relating to the use of language access services in social services and public safety agencies. The Portal includes legal guidelines, service models, master contracts for service providers, hourly translation and interpretation rates for different languages in key areas of the United States, pay differentials for multilingual staff, and sample translated documents.
National Immigration Forum
http://www.immigrationforum.org/
Established in 1982, the National Immigration Forum is the nation’s premier immigrant rights organization. The Forum is dedicated to embracing and upholding America’s tradition as a nation of immigrants. The Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and are fair to and supportive of newcomers to our country.
The National Center for Refugee For Employment and Self-Sufficiencyhttp://www.refugeeworks.org/index.html RefugeeWorks specializes in providing exceptional training, consulting and publishing services to the national refugee employment network. Working in partnership with service providers and employers nationwide, we are committed to helping refugees achieve economic self-sufficiency.
