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Northern Texas workshopOctober 15, 2014
The Linking Communities Project: Creating Welcome for Refugees
Slide2What’s the Temperature?
Warm
A little warm
Nothing noticeable
A little cold
Cold
Slide3Materials on the Benefits of Resettling Refugees
Numerous examples from resettlement agencies and partners around the country
See the HIAS TLC page
http://www.hias.org/linking-communities-project-resources for a variety of resources, such as:
Reports and fact sheets
Videos
Success stories in the media
Information on refugee resettlement
collaboratives
Community welcoming initiatives
Slide4Slide5Tools from Welcoming America
Fostering Community Engagement and Welcoming Communities
is supported by the
Office
of Refugee Resettlement (ORR/ACF/DHHS)
Celebrating Refugees: Events and Messages that Move people
Slide6Stronger Together: Making the Case for Shared Prosperity
Understanding your audience
Message themes around prosperity
How to implement messaging
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Slide7Message Themes
Stronger Together
Innovation
Vibrant CommunitiesTwenty-first Century EconomyShared ValuesFriendliness
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Slide8Reframing Refugees: Messaging Toolkit
What does it include?
Winning Message Themes
Guiding Principles
Examples and Samples
Further Tools and Resources
Tough Questions
Slide9The Power of Reframing
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The Power of Reframing 1
Slide10The Power of Reframing
Photo credit: Cleveland Plain Dealer
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/welcoming_refugees_pays_off_fo.html
Welcoming refugees is paying off for Cleveland
Slide11Winning Message Theme: People Move
Slide12Define America
Slide13Dignity of Work
Slide14The Power of Stories
Challenge assumptions about refugees
Communicate strength, resiliency, and prosperity
Photo credit: The Enquirer/Cara Owsley
www.Cincinnati.com
Slide15Stories that Inspire
Jean
Golo
has contributed to our community by starting a successful farm, employing Americans and providing healthy produce to food desert areas. (Nicky Walker)
Mohammed has contributed to our community by continuing his medical training at our local hospital, and has now been accepted to a medical residency program. (Rachel
Helwig
)
An East African refugee woman has contributed to our community by establishing her own at-home child care business to generate an income for her family and provide culturally-appropriate child care services to the community. (
Havan
Clark)
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Slide16Contact
Welcoming America
www.welcomingamerica.org
Hannah
Carswell
, Project Manager
hannah@welcomingamerica.org
Contact
Slide17Materials on the Benefits of Refugee Resettlement
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