City of Refuge and Literacy Action Corp are teaming up to provide a condensed training for new and current tutors! Learn in depth how you can teach reading to refugees. Cost is $5.00 (cash or check made out to Literacy Action Corp). Small sack lunch provided. Don't miss this rare opportunity, Saturday, July 25th, 9am-2pm. One year commitment required. Pre-registration required: https://leah6981.wixsite.com/corvolunteer/event-info/literacy-action-corp-workshop-2Read More
City of Refuge
City of Refuge and Literacy Action Corp are teaming up to provide a condensed training for new and current tutors! Learn in depth how you can teach reading to refugees. Cost is $5.00 (cash or check made out to Literacy Action Corp). Small sack...Read More
Swipe through the journey
It usually takes 3-5 year for a
refugee to enter the United States.
Building Skills that Last
Many refugees come from vastly different backgrounds and the skills they have may not translate to the work available in Mid-Missouri. Developing professional skills is a vital step in helping the refugees become productive and successful members of our community. City of Refuge offers career exploration services, job coaching, English classes, Driver's Education courses, tutoring, and many more to help them regain control of their lives.
Supporting Trauma Survivors
Most, if not all, refugees experience trauma to some degree because of civil unrest, war, persecution or displacement. City of Refuge offers free PTSD/Trauma Counseling Services from Licensed Counselors to the refugee women, men, and children who have been placed in our community. This service is vital to helping those who were heavily impacted by trauma to recover and move forward.
Providing Material Goods and Simple Skills
Most refugees fly for the first time and step foot into a new city they're expected to call home without a basic knowledge of where to go to get access to the things they need. City of Refuge provides Basic Need Services, such as access to clothing, food, household items and navigating complex refugee paperwork to provide a space for refugees to rest and recover from their journey.
Most refugees fly for the first time and step foot into a new city they're expected to call home without a basic knowledge of where to go to get access to the things they need. City of Refuge provides Basic Need Services, such as access to clothing, food, household items and navigating complex refugee paperwork to provide a space for refugees to rest and recover from their journey.
Most, if not all, refugees experience trauma to some degree because of civil unrest, war, persecution or displacement. City of Refuge offers free PTSD/Trauma Counseling Services from Licensed Counselors to the refugee women, men, and children who have been placed in our community. This service is vital to helping those who were heavily impacted by trauma to recover and move forward.
Many refugees come from vastly different backgrounds and the skills they have may not translate to the work available in Mid-Missouri. Developing professional skills is a vital step in helping the refugees become productive and successful members of our community. City of Refuge offers career exploration services, job coaching, English classes, Driver's Education courses, tutoring, and many more to help them regain control of their lives.
Happy 1-year anniversary to our friends over at TIGER CHEF! We're sad we can't celebrate with you in person, but look forward to the many great years ahead.
Plus, we know what to order for dinner tonight!!
**City of Refuge Update**
First, THANK YOU to each and every person who donated and dropped off items from our list this past week. We have been able to distribute them to our most at-risk clients.
We have been working closely with health professionals, other social service organizations, and representatives from the city as we navigate this unprecedented event. Our coordinators are educating refugees on how to practice "social-distancing" and making sure that they still have food, utilities, and jobs.
Attached is an update with our most pressing needs.
cityofrefugecolumbia.org/donate/
