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Promising Practice: COVID-19 Automated Call System
Author(s): Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Date: November 20, 2020
Topic(s): Health, Safety
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Emergency Preparedness
Date: November 20, 2020
Topic(s): Health, Safety
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Emergency Preparedness
The International Institute of Metropolitan St. Louis (IISTL) in Missouri, MN recognized a need to provide state and local COVID-19 information to their clients in eight common languages that were not already available. They repurposed their automated call system to share pre-recorded messages with clients in their primary language and engaged both local and state …
Promising Practice: Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) Graduation Recognition Program
Author(s): Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Date: November 20, 2020
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, Child and Youth Wellbeing
Date: November 20, 2020
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Education, Child and Youth Wellbeing
Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW) in Seattle, WA created an annual graduation recognition program for Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URMs) graduating from high school or college. The program includes a formal gala; free professional photo portraits; an acknowledgement of foster families and others who provided support; and provides an opportunity for former URMs, who often return, …
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Promising Practice: Public Transportation Navigation Cards
Author(s): Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Date: April 17, 2020
Topic(s): Case Management, Community Engagement
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 …
