PPT-Ethnic Community-based Organization for Refugees (ECOR)

Salt Lake City Utah Partner Organizations Musungu HIVAIDS Support Organization The Latter Day Saints Church Burundi DrummersDancers ECOR SCALE Team Esther Munene Project Coordinator ECOR Utah State Department of Health. Omaha, NE 68131. Our History:. 1997 South Sudanese migration to Omaha. Recognized the difficult transition to American life. Sought community effort to overcome challenges. Founder, Tor Mach . Kuet. Founded . October 15, 2014. The Linking Communities (TLC) Project. Fort Worth, TX. Jen . Smyers. , . Associate Director, . Immigration & Refugee Policy, Church World Service, jsmyers@cwsglobal.org, 202.420.0863. October 15, 2014. The Linking Communities Project: Creating Welcome for Refugees. What’s the Temperature?. Warm. A little warm. Nothing noticeable. A little cold. Cold. Materials on the Benefits of Resettling Refugees. comparing perceptions of social conflict and cohesion in three host communities. Maira Seeley, . Programmes. Research and Development Officer. THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Special thanks to: . Professor . All Partners Webinar. December 7, 2016. 1. Welcome. 2. Welcome. The mission of the Refugees Welcome campaign is to provide opportunities for refugees to . share their experiences . with faith and community groups to: . Nadia Kasvin. , . Guadalupe Velasquez. , . Kay . Lipovsky. , and . Angie Plummer. Background. HIAS report on backlash.. Ohio as a pilot for TLC funding.. HIAS resettled a significant number of refugees in Ohio.. .”. ‘. New paradigms for refugee health problems’ . Marjorie . A . Muecke. , Social . Science and Medicine, . 35:4. , . 1992. What traumas . and stressors do asylum . seekers and . refugees experience?. PRE - WWI. Western Europe = . Catholic, Protestant. Eastern Europe = . (Eastern) Orthodox. Middle East = . Islam. Greek Orthodox Church. WORLD WAR I. Terrorists from the . Black Hand. (Serbs) assassinated Austrian Archduke . Faith Community Response. To join the webinar, you will go to . http://join.me/faith4immigration.  . and follow the directions for audio and visual. . For audio only call, dial . +1.202.602.1295. , Access Code: 354-977-836#.. Tania Arseculeratne. North Dakota State University . Outline. Background. Two petitions. Opposing refugee resettlement. Supporting refugee resettlement. Main themes identified. Background. “Fargo and West Fargo could see 350 refugees move to cities by the end of September” (Valley News Live. The Linking Communities Project: Creating Welcome for Refugees. What’s the Temperature?. Warm. A little warm. Nothing noticeable. A little cold. Cold. Materials on the Benefits of Resettling Refugees. The Linking Communities Project: Creating Welcome for Refugees. Tools from Welcoming America. Fostering Community Engagement and Welcoming Communities. is supported by the . Office . of Refugee Resettlement (ORR/ACF/DHHS). Karen refugees & Their Resettlement in Georgia. Myanmar (Burma). “Burmese” . Resettlement in Georgia. . Year. Georgia. United States. 2002. 0. 128. 2003. 3. 200. 2004. 14. 1054. 2005. 16. 1447. The . project. . is. . co-funded. . by. . the. European . Unions. ‘ . Asylum. , Migration and Integration Fund. The . content. . of. . this. . presentation. . represents. . the. . views.