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SPECIAL FEATURE:
Fundraising for Refugee-Serving
Agencies - Part 5
Two months
ago this series focused on identifying foundations that donate
money to refugee and immigrant organizations in the U.S.
Examples included public charities, community foundations and
corporate foundations. This month’s discussion focuses on
other ways that corporations contribute to their communities
and, since April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month in
the US, we list corporate programs that contribute to child
abuse prevention.
Forms of corporate giving other
than donating money are usually grouped under the term
corporate direct giving, and they are usually directed toward
company employees and their families or residents of the
places where a given corporation conducts business, for
example, the city where the company headquarters or the
majority of their customers are located. The following
discussion will describe various types of direct giving, along
with tips on how to gain access to these resources and where
to learn more.
Read more in part five of the BRYCS special
feature on
Corporation and Community: Building on Benefits for Both.
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RESOURCES FOR THE REFUGEE-SERVING COMMUNITY
The BRYCS project
is acquiring and centralizing resources
concerning refugee children, youth, and families. The
resources are often accompanied by descriptions from BRYCS,
and include, when available, the full text on the BRYCS
website. BRYCS will continue to update the clearinghouse
as new materials are acquired, reviewed, and
included.
Please join us in
making this possible by suggesting relevant resources. Click
on the “Suggest a Resource” link on the BRYCS
homepage, or call toll-free 1-888-572-6500—press #3 after the
prompt. Or send an e-mail to Outreach & Information
Coordinator at clearinghouse@brycs.org.
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Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s
Services (BRYCS) is a national technical assistance project
working to broaden the scope of information and collaboration among
service providers - in order to strengthen services to refugee
youth, children and their families. Read more about our mission and
services. Who is a
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APRIL
2005 SPOTLIGHT |
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Determining Child Abuse & Neglect Across Cultures
April is National Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
month. Although child abuse and neglect exist to some degree in all
cultures and societies, the ways in which abuse and neglect are
defined are culturally influenced and can differ in important ways.
This month, BRYCS' Spotlight
provides information on child abuse and neglect according to U.S.
law - what it is, who are considered mandated reporters, and how
reporting should occur - and also addresses the complexity of
assessing child abuse and neglect in refugee families.
A number of very useful resources on this topic are provided
throughout this Spotlight and in the accompanying
featured search. Resources include publications on cultural
issues in assessing abuse and neglect, such as BRYCS' new report,
Liberian Refugees: Cultural Considerations for Social Service
Providers; cultural background information that can be found in
targeted resources for
Practitioners; information on prevention strategies, including
BRYCS' manual,
Strengthening Services for Refugee Parents: Guidelines and Resources,
and parenting curricula and refugee education materials that can be
found in targeted resources for
Educators
& Parents. In addition, examples of promising practices in
preventing and addressing abuse and neglect are listed in our
Program
Descriptions. The BRYCS project continues to develop, acquire,
and centralize a broad range of resources concerning refugee
families and child welfare.
Last month's spotlight addressing education is available in the
BRYCS archive. The accompanying
featured search is also available through the
BRYCS archive, along with past
resource lists.
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WHAT'S NEW |
New
publication on Liberian Refugees
BRYCS is pleased to announce its publication,
Liberian Refugees:
Cultural Considerations for Social Service Providers written by
Susan Schmidt, MSW. It is intended to be a resource for social
service providers working with Liberian refugee children and
families in the United States. The information provided here was
gathered through a review of available literature and interviews
with refugee service providers and Liberians now living in the U.S.
This publication is a selective look at Liberian culture, the impact
of the civil war, and their implications for living in the U.S.,
focusing on topics relevant to child welfare and family life.
New book on Sudan's Lost Boys
The Lost Boys of Sudan: An American Story of the Refugee Experience,
by
Mark Bixler. The University of Georgia Press.
"This book follows four 'Lost Boys of Sudan' for their first two
years in the U.S. As boys, they endured an epic journey without
parents that killed thousands. They had never seen tall buildings or
electric lights when the U.S. welcomed them in 2001. "A portion of
the proceeds will help Sudanese
refugees in Atlanta receive an education. Another portion will go to
Jubilee Partners, a Christian community in Comer, Ga. that helps
refugees."-from www.lostboysbook.com
Fundraising
Note:
The University of Georgia Press will sell the book for a 40 percent
discount to nonprofits and churches. These groups can buy copies for
$15 each and raise money by reselling them for the full $25 price to
people with an interest in refugees, the "Lost Boys" and/or Sudanese
culture and
history and U.S. policy toward Sudan. See
http://www.lostboysbook.com/nonprofits.htm.
New Refugee
Housing Discussion Group
Have you ever had problems finding suitable housing for refugees?
- Do you know how to
find low-income housing in your community?
- Do you have the latest
information on lead paint hazards?
- Do you need a place to
ask for advice about refugee housing?
Join your colleagues for a
collaborative
conversation on refugee housing topics!
mailto:join-housingrefugees@lyris.refugeehouse.org
Share problems
and
solutions to housing issues with your colleagues! Find out what's
happening
in other parts of the country! Receive informative monthly briefings
about
refugee housing! Sign up today! The success of the discussion group
depends
on YOUR participation. Brought to you by the Interagency Refugee
Housing
Working Group and Mercy Housing, Inc. in cooperation with the Office
of
Refugee Resettlement.
National Center for Refugee & Immigrant Children
The Center offers pro bono attorneys the training necessary to
provide
their
child client with high quality representation. Training includes
sessions on
legal procedure, substantive forms of relief, tips on interviewing
children,
and valuable information about social services. The Center welcomes
referrals
from legal and social service agencies working with immigrant and
refugee
children released from custody.
The Center is a partnership of USCRI and the American Immigration
Lawyers
Association and is funded by the United Nations High Commissioner
for
Refugees. More at USCRI's Web site.
Targeted Resources Added
Resources for several ethnic groups have been added since this
feature
debuted March 1. Check out the resources for
Sudanese,
Southeast
Asians and
Vietnamese. For program managers and administrators program
development
resources have been added. See the new resource for this same
audience
group
under funding that focuses on federal funding opportunities for
faith-based
and community organizations.
COMING SOON
Meskhetian Turks and Burmese
BRYCS will feature the Meskhetian Turks and Burmese refugees on our
June
Web
site, in honor of World Refugee Day celebrated on June 20, 2005.
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