Resource: Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP)
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Promotes refugee participation in local community gardens, nutrition programs and food banks, and USDA programs and resources.
Author Archives: Elizabeth Costello
“School Day Just Got Healthier” Toolkit
Resource: “School Day Just Got Healthier” Toolkit
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Brochures, fact sheets, FAQs, fliers, school lessons, templates and much more to help prepare parents and children for changes to school meals this coming school year.
BRYCS Guardianship Toolkit
Resource: BRYCS Guardianship Toolkit
BRYCS
Toolkit for those working with refugee families caring for non-biological children. Includes fact sheets for service providers and refugees, recommended resources, and a searchable directory for state-specific guardianship procedures.
Global Mental Health Textbook
Resource: Global Mental Health Textbook
Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma
“Textbook of Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery, A Companion Guide for Field and Clinical Care of Traumatized People Worldwide” is now available.
“Continuing the Conversation: The Affordable Care Act after the Supreme Court Ruling” Webinar Archive
Resource: “Continuing the Conversation: The Affordable Care Act after the Supreme Court Ruling” Webinar Archive
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Download webinar recording and slides for a review of key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, implications of the June 2012 Supreme Court ruling, and discussion of Medicaid expansion and health insurance exchanges.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Pocket Card
Office of Refugee Resettlement
The ORR website includes information about programs, funding and grants, benefits and services for refugees, resources, data, and fact sheets. The map of funded projects displays agencies or services funded by ORR.
Refugee Services Toolkit
Resource: Refugee Services Toolkit
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This web-based toolkit is designed to help service system providers understand the experience of refugee children and families, identify the needs associated with their mental health, and ensure that they are connected with appropriate interventions.
UNSPOKEN Conference: Create Space for Gender-Peace
Event: UNSPOKEN Conference: Create Space for Gender-Peace
Presented by: Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees
Audience: Local, national, international collaborators for social change, including refugee resettlement agencies
This annual human rights forum combines film, art, music, and a conference into one festival.
October 17-18, 2012, Utica, NY
“Think Measles” Immunization Poster
Resource: “Think Measles” Immunization Poster
Minnesota Department of Health
This poster promotes healthy travel and proper immunization for measles. It is available in print in Amharic, English, Oromo, and Somali and electronically in Hmong, Khmer, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.