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Archived Webinar: Best Practices for Developing a Community-Led ECBO Board
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: September 27, 2023
Topic(s): Community Sponsor/Supporter, Cultural Awareness
Date: September 27, 2023
Topic(s): Community Sponsor/Supporter, Cultural Awareness
This webinar is presented by Switchboard, a one-stop shop for refugee service providers in the United States. Learn more about Switchboard at www.SwitchboardTA.org. Hosted on September 27, 2023 the training was delivered by Drocella Mugorewera, international bestselling author, award-winning speaker, and founder of the Diversity in Action Global Movement; Dauda Sesay, the National Network Director …
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Guide: Leveraging College and University Housing for Newcomer Welcoming
Author(s): International Rescue Committee (IRC), Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: August 31, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Community Sponsor/Supporter, Cultural Awareness, Housing
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: August 31, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Community Sponsor/Supporter, Cultural Awareness, Housing
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
In the face of the U.S. housing crisis, resettlement practitioners must embrace creative solutions to housing newcomers. One such solution involves partnering with institutions of higher education to meet newcomer temporary or long-term housing needs. This resource, created by Refugee Housing Solutions and the International Rescue Committee,
Blog Post: Two Years Since the Fall of Afghanistan: Useful Resources to Support Afghan Newcomers in the U.S.
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: August 9, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness, Employment, Employment; Immigration Legal Needs, Immigration Legal Needs, Mental Health and Wellness, Youth
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, Healthcare
Date: August 9, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness, Employment, Employment; Immigration Legal Needs, Immigration Legal Needs, Mental Health and Wellness, Youth
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, Healthcare
This August marks the two-year anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. During this two-year period, the United States has welcomed over 90,000 Afghan evacuees through Operation Allies Welcome. Since 2021, resettlement agencies, state agencies, and community-based organizations have worked tirelessly to support Afghan newcomers’ integration into local communities. As the process of integration …
Podcast: Leading During Times of Transition
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: July 31, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Cultural Awareness
Date: July 31, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Cultural Awareness
Welcome to the Switchboard Podcast. Switchboard is a one-stop resource hub for refugee service providers in the United States, funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement. We provide resources, training, communities of practice, and programmatic assistance for programs funded by the ORR. This episode features a conversation with Nao Kabashima, co-founder and Executive Director of …
Guide: Rohingya Backgrounder
Author(s): Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE)
Date: July 20, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Country Guides
Date: July 20, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Country Guides
This backgrounder contains historical, political, and cultural information intended to cultivate a general understanding of Rohingya arriving in the U.S. through the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). The Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE) produced this backgrounder to aid U.S. Resettlement Agencies (RAs) and their local affiliates to provide culturally appropriate Cultural Orientation (CO) and other services …
Blog Post: Discussing the Refugee Experience with Dignity and Resilience
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: July 6, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Date: July 6, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
In this blog, Salome Mwangi, the former coordinator of the Refugee Speakers Bureau at the Idaho Office for Refugees and a former refugee from Kenya, worked with Rob Callus from Switchboard to share her insights on storytelling about the refugee experience. Some of the stories shared here may be difficult to read, so please keep …
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Archived Webinar: Cultural and Practical Considerations for Working with Ukrainian Clients
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: June 29, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Date: June 29, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
This webinar is presented by Switchboard, a one-stop shop for refugee service providers in the United States. Learn more about Switchboard at www.SwitchboardTA.org. Hosted on June 28, 2023, the training was delivered by Regan Hill, Senior Community Orientation Coordinator for the Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE); Oleksandr Kostenko, one of the contributors to the CORE …
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Podcast: Serving LGBTQ+ Newcomers
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: June 15, 2023
Topic(s): Case Management, Cultural Awareness
Date: June 15, 2023
Topic(s): Case Management, Cultural Awareness
Welcome to the Switchboard Podcast. Switchboard is a one-stop resource hub for refugee service providers in the United States, funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement. We provide resources, training, communities of practice, and programmatic assistance for programs funded by the ORR. This episode features a conversation with Carissa Chantiles and Abby Davies from InReach. …
Archived Webinar: Panel Discussion on Faith-Based Healing and Coping Practices Among Afghan Muslims
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: March 30, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Cultural Awareness
Date: March 30, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Cultural Awareness
This webinar is presented by Switchboard, a one-stop shop for refugee service providers in the United States. Learn more about Switchboard at www.SwitchboardTA.org. Hosted on Thursday, March 30, 2023, the training was delivered by Dr. Omar Reda, Dr. Sedique Popal, Dr. Jacob Bentley, Madina Masumi, and Aelya Salman. Connecting to faith, spirituality, and sacred spaces …
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Blog Post: Operation Allies Welcome: An Afghan-American Reflects on Supporting the Emergency Evacuation Response
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: March 29, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness, Immigration Legal Needs
Date: March 29, 2023
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness, Immigration Legal Needs
I recall sitting in my bedroom-turned-home-office in Washington, D.C., last August feeling distraught watching the news coming out of Afghanistan. Like most Afghan-Americans during that time, a sense of helplessness had washed over me. I wished I could do more. At the time, I was working at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) as a Gender …
