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BRYCS HOMEPAGES CHILD ABUSE CHILD CARE COLLABORATION COMMUNITY BUILDING CULTURAL COMPETENCY EDUCATION

ETHNIC GROUPS FAMILY STRENGTHENING & PARENTING FOSTER CARE FUNDRAISING HEALTH JUVENILE JUSTICE/AT-RISK YOUTH

REFUGEE PARENT INTERVIEWS REFUGEES (GENERAL) MENTORING PROMISING PRACTICES (FEATURED) SEPARATED CHILDREN

BRYCS HOMEPAGES  

CHILD CARE  

• Caring about Child Care for Refugee Families Spotlight August/September/October 2006
• Resources addressing child care for refugee families (free on the Web)(additional resources)

CHILD ABUSE  

• Child Abuse Prevention Spotlight April 2003
• Determining Child Abuse & Neglect Across Cultures Spotlight April 2005
• Resources addressing Child Abuse Prevention

COLLABORATION  

• Refugee Resettlement and Child Welfare: Collaboration for Child Protection Spotlight Winter 2006
• Resources addressing collaboration between organizations (free on the Web) (additional resources)
• Family and Community Centered Child Welfare Practice with Refugees and Immigrants Spotlight Fall 2007 - Highlighted Resources

COMMUNITY BUILDING  

• Community Strengthening with Refugees - Community Building: Helping Refugee Families Feel At Home Spotlight December 2005
• Resources addressing community building (free on the Web) (additional resources)

CULTURAL COMPETENCY  

• The Importance of Cultural Competency Spotlight March 2004
• Developing Culturally Competent, Effective Parenting Programs Spotlight February 2005
• Resources addressing Cultural Competency
• Cultural Competency in Child Welfare Practice: A Bridge Worth Building Spotlight Winter 2007
• Child Welfare Training Curricula for Staff Working with Refugees and Immigrants
• Resources to Enhance Child Welfare Training Curricula

EDUCATION  

• Back to School: Challenges and Strengths of Refugee Students Spotlight September/October 2003
• Ready to Learn: Educational Resources for Refugee Children, Youth, and Families Spotlight August 2004
• Serving Children With Little or No Previous Formal Schooling Spotlight March 2005 (March Spotlight Introduction)
• Promising Practices in After-School Programming for Refugee Youth and Children Spotlight July 2005
• Resources for school administrators, educators, and parents on education-related issues.
• Resources on out-of-school time (OST) and afterschool programs for educators and parents.
• Refugee Students and the No Child Left Behind Act - Spotlight February 2006
• Resources and training available from the Illinois state School Aged Refugee and Immigrant Services (RCSIG) for educators and parents.
• Resources on for educators and parents on No Child Left Behind Act; teaching strategies and resources; and conflict resolution.
• Involving Refugee Parents in their Children’s Education Spotlight Spring 2007
• Involving Refugee Parents in their Children’s Education - Highlighted Resources
• Welcoming and Orienting Newcomer Students to U.S. Schools Spotlight Spring 2008
• Immigrant/Refugee Awareness Instructional Materials - Highlighted Resources
• Children’s Books about the Immigrant/Refugee Experience - Highlighted Resources
• The Refugee School Impact Grant: Facilitating the Integration of Refugee Children into American Schools – Spotlight Spring 2009
• The Refugee School Impact Grant – Highlighted Resources

ETHNIC GROUPS  

Bhutanese

• Bhutanese Refugees - Highlighted Resources - Updated March 2009

Burmese

• Burmese Refugees - Highlighted Resources - Updated November 2008

Burundians

• Burundian Refugees - Highlighted Resources - Updated March 2009

Hmong

• Hmong Resettlement Revisited Spotlight June 2004
• Resources relevant to service providers about Hmong children, youth, and families.

Iraqi

• Resources that focus on Iraqi refugees for resettlement staff, service providers, and teachers in the U.S.

Somali Bantu

• Somali Bantu Resources on Children, Youth, and Families Spotlight November/December 2003
• Resources that focus on Somali Bantu children, youth, and families.

Sudanese Youth

• Sudanese Youth Spotlight July/August 2003
• Resources that address issues for Sudanese Youth.

FAMILY STRENGTHENING AND PARENTING  

• Helping Refugee Parents Adjust to Life in the U.S. Spotlight February 2004
• Parenting Resources
• Child Development: Challenges Across Cultures Spotlight November 2004
• Resources about child development issues for service providers and parents.
• Home-Based Child Care for Refugee Parents in the United States Spotlight December 2004
• Resources that address child care for refugee parents and service providers.
• Developing Culturally Competent, Effective Parenting Programs Spotlight February 2005
• Resources that address refugee parenting programs.
• Family Strengthening Across Cultures: Parent Support Programs for Refugees Spotlight October 2005
• Resources on the topic of family strengthening.
• Strengthening Refugee Families Program - administered by Catholic Social Services Immigration and Refugee Services of Central and Northern Arizona - October 2005
• Blessed with a difficult task: Refugee youth and the transition to adulthood Spotlight April/May 2006
• Family and Community Centered Child Welfare Practice with Refugees and Immigrants Spotlight Fall 2007 - Highlighted Resources
• Helping Refugee and Immigrant Families Stay Together Spotlight Fall 2008
• Family Preservation and Strengthening – Highlighted Resources
• Refugee Healthy Marriage Initiative – Highlighted Resources

FOSTER CARE  

• National Foster Care Month Spotlight May 2003
• Foreign-Born Children in Foster Care: How to Serve This Special Population? Spotlight May 2004
• Refugee Children Without Their Parents: Guardianship, Kinship Care and Foster Care Spotlight May 2005
• Foreign-Born Children in Foster Care - Resources for Service Providers

FUNDRAISING  

• Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies - BRYCS Special Feature Series - complete series
• Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies, part 1 - Introduction
• Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies, part 2 - Essential Elements of a Fundraising Plan
• Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies, part 3 - Foundations: Giving to Refugees and Immigrant Services
• Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies, part 4 - Proposals 101: How to Plan and Write a Proposal for Foundation Funding
• Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies, part 5 - Corporation and Community: Building on Benefits for Both
• Fundraising for Refugee-Serving Agencies, part 6 - The Feedback Loop: Planning, Implementation, Evaluation & Donor Cultivation

HEALTH  

General Health

• Health Care Issues for Refugee Children, Youth, and Families Spotlight July/August 2004
• Refugee Health and Wellness Spotlight August 2005
• Resources concerning health issues for refugee children, youth, and families.

Mental Health

• Mental Health Issues Spotlight January 2004
• Resources on mental health issues for refugee children, youth, and families.
• Trauma and Refugee Youth and Children Spotlight September 2005
• Resources addressing trauma regarding refugee children and youth.
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Special Feature for September 2005

JUVENILE JUSTICE AND AT-RISK YOUTH  

• Refugee Youth and the Juvenile Justice System Spotlight October 2004
• Resources addressing at-risk youth, youth support and intervention within the community, crime prevention, and juvenile justice for service providers working in the youth services field and refugee resettlement.
• Growing Up in a New Country: A Focus on Positive Youth Development with Refugees and Immigrants Spotlight June/July 2006
• Helping Refugee Youth Find the Right Path Spotlight Summer 2007 - Highlighted Resources
• Youth Voice: Listening to Refugee and Immigrant Youth Spotlight Summer 2008

MENTORING  

• Mentoring Refugee Youth Spotlight January 2005
• Resources that focus on mentoring programs for refugee youth.

PROMISING PRACTICES FOR REFUGEE-SERVING PROGRAMS - FEATURED  

• Refugee Youth Program - administered by Refugee Family Services, Inc. (RFS) (formerly Newcomers' Network) - March 2003
• Family Crisis Intervention - administered by International Institute of Metropolitan St. Louis - April 2003
• Migration and Refugee Services Expressive Arts Program - administered by Catholic Charities Health and Human Services/Migration and Refugee Services - May 2003
• Summer Of Understanding & Learning (S.O.U.L.) Program - administered by Georgia Mutual Assistance Association Consortium - June 2003
• The Home Program - A community-based action program which seeks to alleviate the negative psychosocial effects of war trauma in adolescents resettled with their families to St. Louis, and supporting their adjustment to U.S. culture. - July/August 2003
• Parent School Connection - A program of Somali Community Services of Seattle (SCSS), seeks to provide an effective, culturally appropriate means of interaction among Somali parents, students, and the school system. - September/October 2003
• Multicultural Family Strengthening to Improve Learning and Development  - administered by the Center for Multicultural Human Services, Falls Church, Virginia. - April 2004
• The Social Adjustment Program for Southeast Asians (SEA) - administered by the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in Saint Paul, MN. - July 2005
• The Students Plus Program - administered by the International Rescue Committee in San Diego, CA. - July 2005
• The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma Health Promotion - administered by Massachusetts General Hospital - August 2005
• International FACES (International Family Adolescent and Child Enhancement Services) - administered by Heartland Health Outreach - September 2005
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network - September 2005
• Strengthening Refugee Families Program - administered by Catholic Social Services Immigration and Refugee Services of Central and Northern Arizona - October 2005
• Mercy Housing’s East 13th Avenue Community Garden project - administered by Mercy Housing - December 2005
• Institute of Cultural Affairs' East Montclair/Lowry Neighborhood Academy - administered by The Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) - December 2005
• Refugee Youth Program of World Relief DuPage/Aurora, Illinois - administered by World Relief DuPage/Aurora - February 2006
• Transitional Schooling Program, Louisville, KY - administered by Catholic Charities, Migration and Refugee Services of Louisville and Jefferson County Public Schools - February 2006
• Minnesota Urban 4-H Youth Development - administered by the Center for 4-H Youth Development and the University of Minnesota and the Children, Youth, and Families At Risk (CYFAR) New Communities Project - April/May 2006
• Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program of Lutheran Social Services, Fargo, North Dakota - administered by Lutheran Social Services North Dakota (LSS-ND) - April/May 2006
• Refugee Foster Care Mentoring Program of Bethany Christian Services, Grand Rapids, Michigan - administered by Bethany Christian Services, Grand Rapids, Michigan - April/May 2006
• Bridge-2-Success Refugee Youth Development Program (based in San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont, California) -administered by Refugee Transitions - June/July 2006
• Young Women’s Equity Project (YWEP) - administered by Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)
  - June/July 2006
• Appleseed Learning Center - administered by Appleseed Child Enrichment Center, Inc. - August/September 2006
• Head Start Enrollment - administered by Catholic Social Services (CSS), Refugee Resettlement Office of the Diocese of Charlotte, Inc. - August/September 2006
• Immigration and Refugee Assistance Transitional Childcare - administered by Catholic Charities of Buffalo, New York - August/September 2006
• Collaborative Partnerships to Enhance the Well-being of Foreign-born Children in New York City, New York - November 2006
• New Americans and Child Protection , St. Louis, Missouri - November 2006
• Involving Refugee Parents in the Manchester Public Schools, Manchester, New Hampshire - Spring 2007
• Pambazuka Project , World Relief-Chicago (WR-C) - Spring 2007
• Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization’s Youth Gang Prevention Services - Summer 2007
• Louisville Metro Office of Youth Development’s Studio 2000 - Summer 2007
• Roza Promotions Inc. - Summer 2007
• Family Involvement in Child Welfare Practice - Fall 2007
• Hmong Child and Family Team Meetings - Fall 2007
• Public Child Welfare Training Academy (PCWTA) - Winter 2007
• Ohio Child Welfare Training Program (OCWTP) - Winter 2007
• International Kid Success, Denver, Colorado - Spring 2008
• International Community School of DeKalb County, Georgia - Spring 2008
• Project CREATE of California – Summer 2008
• Milagro STARS of Florida – Summer 2008
• Families Together Program of San Diego – Fall 2008
• Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention Services of Columbus, Ohio – Fall 2008
• Pittsburgh Refugee Healthy Families Program – Fall 2008
• International Social Service USA – Winter 2008
• Heshima Kenya – Winter 2008
• Boise School District – Spring 2009
• Refugee Student Services Program – Spring 2009

REFUGEE PARENT INTERVIEWS  

• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Jarsso, an Oromo Ethiopian Father
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Tou and Mee, Hmong Parents
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Klee Thoo, a Burmese Karen Father
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Anna, a Russian Mother
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Mary, A Sudanese Mother
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: John and Ellen, A Liberian Family
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Caridad and Arturo, A Cuban-Chilean Family
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Aline, A Burundian Social Worker
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Farah, An Iraqi Mother
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Suzan: an Iraqi Mother
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Dina, an Iraqi Mother
• BRYCS Parenting Conversations: Toma, an Iraqi Father

REFUGEES (GENERAL)  

• World Refugee Day Spotlight June 2003
• World Refugee Day (Meskhetian Turks and Burmese refugees) Spotlight June 2005
• Resources that focus on cultural awareness, cultural competency for service providers, and other related topics.

SEPARATED CHILDREN  

• Separated Children: Challenges and Opportunities Spotlight September 2004
• Resources relevant to separated children: children who enter resettlement accompanied by a sibling, a member of the extended family, or family friend, instead of parents.
• The Best Interests of the Child in a Global Perspective Spotlight Winter 2008
• The Best Interests of the Child in a Global Perspective – Highlighted Resources