Refugee Resettlement

Memoir

A memoir that I read was called Home of the brave by: Katherine Applegate. It’s the story of a boy named Kek who is taken out of a refugee camp in Sudan and reunited with his aunt and cousin in Minnesota.

Resettlement Centers in Minnesota

The Refugee Resettlement Center of Minnesota that reunited Kek and his mother has done the same thing for many other families.

Refugee Centers Around the Nation

There millions of resettlement agencies around the United States, helping to bring families that are victims of political and civil wars.

Helping Hands

The majority of refugee resettlement agencies are run and funded by other programs. Some of the best known are…

UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems world wide.

The State Department’s Bureau Of Population, Refugees, and

Migration (PRM)The PRM provides aid

and substantial solutions for refugees, victim of conflict and stateless people around the world, through repatriation, local integration, and resettlement in the United States.

Office of Refugee Resettlement Founded on the belief that

newly arriving populations have inherent capabilities when given opportunities, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provides people in need with critical resources to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society.

Refugee Council USA (RCUSA)Established in 2000, is a

coalition of U.S. non-governmental organizations focused on refugee protection. RCUSA provides advocacy on issues affecting the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced persons, victims of trafficking, and victims of torture in the United States and across the world.

InterAction

InterAction is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people.

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

CAL is a private, nonprofit organization working to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture. Established in 1959, CAL is headquartered in Washington, DC.