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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. |
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BRYCS is pleased to announce availability of funding for sites to develop and implement their own local cross-service trainings. BRYCS will select six sites and provide a mini-grant in the amount of $3,000 to a lead agency responsible for implementing the cross-service training in each service area. It is estimated each cross-service training will require several months of planning. The deadline for applications is February 17, 2004. More information about cross-service trainings, the criteria for grant
selections, and a grant application is
available here.
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Refugees overcome tremendous challenges before resettling in the United States: fleeing their home country due to war or fear of persecution, being separated from or losing family members, witnessing violence, and waiting, usually for years, in refugee camps. If they are lucky enough to be resettled, refugee parents often face difficulties in their roles as parents in a new country. Their identity as parents may not have the same clarity it did. This month's BRYCS Spotlight discusses how service providers can help, if they understand the concerns of refugee parents. For additional resources on this topic, see this month's BRYCS’ featured search on parenting. BRYCS will continue to update the parenting resources 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 Charles Evans at clearinghouse@brycs.org. Last month's featured search on refugees and mental health is available in the ARCHIVE, along with other past featured searches, monthly spotlights, and featured programs. |
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS)
BRYCS is a joint project of LIRS and USCCB/MRS and is supported by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Refugee Resettlement.