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Podcast: Leading During Times of Transition

Author(s): Switchboard
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 …

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Podcast: Serving LGBTQ+ Newcomers

Author(s): Switchboard
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. …

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Podcast: A Discussion on Refugee Mental Health

Author(s): Switchboard
Date: June 6, 2023
Topic(s): Mental Health and Wellness
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 Megan Rafferty, Switchboard’s training officer with a …

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Podcast: Supporting Newcomer Youth In Schools

Author(s): Switchboard
Date: May 25, 2023
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education
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, trainings, communities of practice, and programmatic assistance for programs funded by the ORR. This episode features a conversation with Rob Callus and Madina Masumi, two of …

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Podcast: Healthy Communities for Immigrants and Refugees: Partnership is Everything

Author(s): Center for Victims of Torture; National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN)
Date: May 23, 2023
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19
In this podcast, Dr. Adaobi Iheduru, Program Manager, the Center for Victims of Torture, a nonprofit dedicated to care for survivors of torture and violent conflict and Dr. Gilberte (Gigi) Bastien, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Associate Director of Global Health Equity, Morehouse School of Medicine, discuss strategies learned to address barriers refugees …

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Podcast: Reintroducing the Switchboard Podcast

Author(s): Switchboard
Date: March 20, 2023
Topic(s): Case Management, Organizational Development
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, trainings, communities of practice, and programmatic assistance for programs funded by the ORR. This episode features a conversation with Meg Gibbon, Switchboard’s program director, about the …

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Podcast: Literacy for Older Newcomers, What is Practical and Effective

Author(s): Boosting Achievement: The ESL Podcast
Date: January 9, 2023
Topic(s): Adult Education
Subtopic(s): English Language Skills
How can foundational literacy skills be taught to older Emergent Bilingual students? This resources by Boosting Achievement: The ESL Podcast is in direct response to educators and education leaders asking Dr. Carol Salva about phonics instruction (based on what we are hearing from the Science of Reading) and how that makes sense for our Multilingual Learners. 

Podcast: Empowering Refugee Women through Workforce Development

Author(s): Switchboard
Date: July 13, 2022
Topic(s): Employment
Subtopic(s): Career Advancement, Entrepreneurship
This podcast features a conversation between Rishan Habte, Program Officer for Economic Empowerment at Switchboard and Corine Dehabey, Program Director at US Together, Inc . US Together is a mutual assistance agency/ethnic community-based organization (ECBO) based in Columbus, OH. In this episode, Rishan and Corine discuss US Together’s development program focused on empowering refugee women through employment …

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Podcast: From Turmoil to Triumph: Assisting Refugees in their Journey to Entrepreneurship Part II

Author(s): Switchboard
Date: December 22, 2021
Topic(s): Case Management, Employment
Subtopic(s): Entrepreneurship
This two-part podcast series features a conversation between Rishan Habte, Program Officer for Economic Empowerment at Switchboard and Khalid Ahmadzai, Director of Economic Advancement at Canopy Northwest Arkansas. In this episode, they discuss microlending; how participants are selected for the Canopy Northwest entrepreneurship program; success stories; and more!

Podcast: From Turmoil to Triumph: Assisting Refugees in their Journey to Entrepreneurship Part I

Author(s): Switchboard
Date: December 22, 2021
Topic(s): Case Management, Employment
Subtopic(s): Entrepreneurship
This two-part podcast series features a conversation between Rishan Habte, Program Officer for Economic Empowerment at Switchboard and Khalid Ahmadzai, Director of Economic Advancement at Canopy Northwest Arkansas. In part one, Khalid shares his story of growing up in Kabul, Afghanistan; how he created the existing microlending entrepreneurship program at Canopy; and the collaborative process …

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