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Guide: What are the best strategies for emergency preparedness and emergency information dissemination among resettled refugees?
Date: June 1, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Using Data and Evidence
This evidence summary aims to identify the best strategies for emergency preparedness and emergency information dissemination among resettled refugees. The intended audience is U.S. refugee service providers and other interested stakeholders. This evidence summary seeks to answer the following questions: What strategies are there for helping resettled refugees prepare for emergencies? What strategies are there …
Tip Sheet: Please wear a cloth face covering
Date: May 27, 2020
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
A poster reminding people to wear a cloth face covering and maintain a distance of 6 feet from others. Available in Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Haitian Creole, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, and Ukrainian.
Podcast: How Are You Really Doing?
Date: May 22, 2020
Topic(s): Health, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Self-care
Are you experiencing increased stress, worry, or burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic? Stream Switchboard’s latest podcast, where Kristen Guskovict, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Founder of Heart of Aid Work, and Minal Giri, Medical Director of Melrose Park Pediatrics, share how they are feeling during the pandemic. They discuss the challenges of connecting with people …
Guide: Supporting Refugee Students and Families in Home-Based Learning
Date: May 6, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Children/Youth and Family Services
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Early Childhood Education, Youth Education
Refugee service providers can play a vital role during the COVID-19 pandemic to foster equity of access to home-based learning. Now more than ever, providers need to liaise between families and schools, help bridge the gaps between them—be they cultural, linguistic, or otherwise—and advocate on behalf of families for the education system to fulfill its …
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Tool or Template: Home-Based Learning Templates
Date: May 6, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Children/Youth and Family Services
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Early Childhood Education, Youth Education
This document includes two templates to be completed by refugee service providers alongside refugee families as they work to support home-based learning. Included are a template for a Home-Based Learning Plan and a Weekly Schoolwork Schedule. To use these templates: Translate into families’ preferred language(s) Add additional visual supports for those with low literacy, as …
Archived Webinar: Psychological First Aid (PFA) during COVID-19 Response
Date: May 6, 2020
Topic(s): Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Behavioral Healthcare
Hosted on May 5, 2020, this webinar was presented by Jessica Dalpe, Technical Advisor for Women’s Protection and Empowerment, IRC. Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-based intervention designed to help stabilize and mitigate psychological distress and to facilitate coping and functioning in the immediate aftermath of disasters and other tragic events. PFA is …
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Tip Sheet: Cloth Face Mask Guidelines
Date: April 30, 2020
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
This fact sheet created by the IRC in Salt Lake City and the IRC in Tucson provides information on how to wear and remove cloth masks. Available in Arabic, English, French, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Nepali, and Spanish.
Tip Sheet: Social Distancing Guidelines
Date: April 30, 2020
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
This fact sheet created by the IRC in Salt Lake City and the IRC in Tucson provides information on understanding physical distancing. It describes physical distancing as limiting close contact, only leaving for what you need, and practicing good hygiene in public, while still getting fresh air and exercising. Available in Arabic, English, French, Kinyarwanda, …
Tip Sheet: Guidance for Large or Extended Families Living in the Same Household
Date: April 19, 2020
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
This fact sheet provides information to help you protect those who are most vulnerable in your household. This includes how to protect the household when you must leave the house, how to protect members of the household who are at higher risk for severe illness, how to protect children and others from getting sick, how …
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Promising Practice: Public Transportation Navigation Cards
Date: April 17, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Community Engagement
World Relief (WR) Fox Valley in Wisconsin developed a personal navigation card to help Preferred Communities (PC) clients use public transportation. Public transportation maps can often be complex, making it difficult for some PC clients to understand and figure out on their own. To address this issue, WR Fox Valley developed customized pictographic cards that …