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 ID: 557482
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Impact of Refugees in Central Ohio 2015 Report
Nadia Kasvin, Guadalupe Velasquez, Kay Lipovsky, and Angie PlummerSlide2
Background
HIAS report on backlash.Ohio as a pilot for TLC funding.HIAS resettled a significant number of refugees in Ohio.Three resettlement agencies participatedThe Cleveland StudyOpportunity to expand the existing relationship with the city of Columbus.Slide3
Purpose
Create a study specific to Central Ohio that would provide positive evidence on the positive impact of refugees in the community.Strengthen the welcoming reception and increase capacity for resettling refugees. Inform the public about the positive, economic, social, and cultural impacts of refugees.
Create more opportunities for long term integration.
Inform the
c
ommunity, funders
, institutions, and policymakers.Dispel myths on refugees. Demonstrate the reality that Columbus has a robust refugee community.Slide4
Project Goals
Demonstrate the short and long term impacts.Collect and utilize data from different refugee communities.Tie actual data to illustrate personal accounts.Slide5
Raising Funds
TLC Project funded by HIAS.Collaboration with the City of Columbus was key to leverage additional funds.Outreach to local fundersMeetings with various foundationsSlide6
Selecting Research Partners
Solicited a bid from the research firm that did the Cleveland Study.Contacted local research group that had conducted a global report.Counted on the global report from Community Research Partners.Slide7
Gathering Data
Resettlement Agency surveys.Stakeholder, focus groups, and refugee interviews.Bhutanese Nepali Refugee Community, Iraqi Refugee Community, Somali Refugee Community, Russian Speaking Community.State and Federal data.Review of gathered data.No consistency in the data.Slide8
Gathering Data
Lack of existing data lead to household surveys.351 Refugees households (divided by year of arrival).Secondary migration familyEthnic groupsCase Managers and interpreters working different shifts and overtime.Slide9
Writing the Report
Quantitative: Data Tables, Charts, and Graphs.Qualitative: 14 Personal Testimonies from 15 individuals from Bhutan, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Iraq, Laos, Somalia, and the Ukraine.Migration PatternsAge and GenderFamily and Household sizeEducational AttainmentUnemployment and Workforce Participation
Employment by Industry and
Occupation
The anticipated deadline was
moved to May 2014.
The info graphic for major findings was
on September 17 2015.Official date of completion was on December 3 2015.Slide10
Community EducationSlide11
Outreach Activities
Welcome Week EventCommunity OutreachWebsitesPublicityNaturalization EventsChurch PresentationsCollageRadio SpotsSlide12
Problems Encountered during Research
Bound for time.Issues with the funding and funders.Research wasn’t clear.Trouble funding a coordinator.The numbers in the research could have been bigger been with the data.Slide13
Lessons Learned
Know the questions and answers.Research the data group and research sources.Do not rush the research.Collect data in advance.Know the cost of the project.Go slow and steady.Choose your partners wisely.Slide14
Common Purpose
The Three Big C’s of Success CommitmentCommunicationCollaborationSlide15
Questions?