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How do you start over when all the support structures you have relied on throughout your life are gone? This is the challenge many refugees face when they resettle in America.
Whether you depended on a large loving extended family to cope with life's challenges or the communion of a close village to overcome day-to-day stress, these support systems are usually gone forever to a refugee who arrives in the U.S.
Often refugees step on to American soil with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. They must quickly learn a new language, navigate a confusing culture, and find a job to support themselves and their children.
If that weren't challenge enough, by definition, a refugee has fled war or persecution. She often has witnessed killing and destruction, lost all her worldly possessions, watched as beloved family members died, and then languished for months and years in a substandard refugee camp.
Helping refugees rebuild support structures for their lives, overcome past trauma, and be able to develop healthy new relationships is an important part of USCRI's refugee resettlement program.
One of the ways we accomplish this is through our Refugee Family Strengthening programs.
USCRI has developed programs that help refugees build strong communication and problem solving skills within their family. They learn how to work together to "decipher" American culture and to become a strong support structure for one-another as they build a new life in the U.S.
USCRI and its partners have implemented family strengthening programs in resettlement cities across America. Refugees can participate in relationship education workshops, couple mentoring programs, community events, and leadership training. Read what refugees say about how this program has helped their families.
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Burmese and Armenian couples in workshops |
Want to start a refugee family strengthening program in your community? Interested in becoming a mentor for a newly arrived refugee family? Ready to teach families new skills? Learn how you can get involved today.
Are you a professional looking for family strengthening resources to work with diverse cultures? Learn more about program components. Read about our successes.
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