Refugee 101 Resources & Links

From Oversees -> Pre-Arrival -> Post-Arrival -> Integration

Overseas:

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR: United Nations High Commission for Refugees)

UNHCR: About Us

Figures at a Glance

UNHCR: Durable Solutions for Refugees

Resettlement, a new beginning in a third country

UNHCR Resettlement Handbook

USA County Chapter

Youtube video: UN: Somali Refugees: Camps in Crisis

Youtube video: UNHCR Refugee Camp Thailand

Interactive Refugee Migration Map

Overseas/Pre-Arrival:

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)

PRM homepage

Refugee Admissions

• Refugee Admissions Reception and Placement Program
• FAQ
• Refugee Admissions Fact Sheets
• Refugee Admissions Statistics by year
• Policy:
  • Protracted Refugee Situations

Refugee Processing Center (RPC)

Newest national refugee arrival data

Reports to Congress

Domestic/Post-Arrival:

Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families

ORR homepage

• Refugee Resettlement Programs
• Voluntary Agencies Links
• Resource Links: ORR Technical Assistance Providers
• Grants
• State Programs Annual Overview
• Data
• ORR Newsletter, Press Release
• ISED Solutions, Listservs (ORR Discretionary Grants: Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program, Microenterprise, Childcare Grantees, etc.)

National: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)

Integration:

ORR-funded Technical Assistance Providers:

Cultural Orientation, Center for Applied Linguistics

English Language Training, Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning

Child Welfare and Adjustment, Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS)

Refugee Health, Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center

Employment, RefugeeWorks

LGBT Resources: Heartland Alliance, The Rainbow Welcome Initiative

Economic Development, ISED Solutions

Other TAs, see ORR’s resource page

State: Colorado Refugee Service Program (CRSP)

CRSP homepage

Programs and Funding in Colorado

Partner organizations, funded by CRSP

• FAQs
• CRSP Contractor and Principle Partner Resource Map (all agencies receiving ORR funds in Colorado are listed here)
• Data about Colorado Refugees

Nongovernmental efforts:

Employment:

• Imprint Project, “coalition of organizations active in the emerging field of immigrant professional integration”
• Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education, Welcome Back, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, World Education Services, Upwardly Global

Federal Grant Announcements:

Current ACF Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)

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