Resource: Raising Young Children in a New Country: Supporting Early Learning and Healthy Development
BRYCS and the Office of Head Start’s National Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness
New handbook for newcomer families that addresses the following themes: Family Well-Being, Safety and Protection, Guidance and Discipline, Healthy Brain Development, Early Learning and School Readiness, and Connecting to Early Care and Education. The handbook is now in English and will be available soon in Arabic and Spanish.
Tag Archives: Families
Videos on Refugee Youth
Resource: Videos for learning about refugee youth
CAL Cultural Orientation Resource Center
Videos to assist refugees and refugee providers in learning about adjustment of refugee families and refugee youth to their new lives in the United States. Videos available in English, Farsi, Nepali, and Somali.
Supporting Refugee Families: Adapting Family Strengthening Programs
Resource: Supporting Refugee Families: Adapting Family Strengthening Programs that Build on Assets
BRYCS
Provides an introduction to research-based and practice-grounded family strengthening methods that have been adapted to newcomer populations.
Somali Cultural Guide: Building Capacity to Strengthen the Well-Being
Resource: Somali Cultural Guide: Building Capacity to Strengthen the Well-Being of Immigrant Families and Their Children: A Prevention Strategy
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Information for child welfare professionals on the culture of Somali immigrant children and families.
BRYCS Refugee Portal
Resource: BRYCS Refugee Portal
Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services
Multilingual resources for resettled refugees on family life and parenting, early childhood, U.S. school system (K-12), children’s books, and health and mental health.
2012 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference
Event: 2012 National Refugee and Immigrant Conference: Issues and Innovations
Presented by: Adult Learning Resource Center
For providers who work with refugees and immigrants in fields such as education, health care, social services, job development, and advocacy.
October 18-19, 2012, Chicago, IL