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Refugee Children School
Impact Grant (RCSIG) Description
PURPOSE OF THE GRANT
In the Refugee Act of 1980, P. L. No. 96-212, Congress
codified and strengthened the United States’ historic policy
of aiding individuals fleeing persecution in their homelands. The
Refugee Act of 1980 provided a formal definition of "refugee:”
“Any
person who is outside any country of such person’s nationality
or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside
any country in which such person last habitually resided, and
who is unable or unwilling to return to, and is unable or unwilling
to avail himself or herself of the protection of, that country
because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution
on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular
social group, or political opinion.”
The Refugee Act provided
the foundation for the development of an Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR) within
the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. ORR’s
mission is to assist refugees and other special populations,
in obtaining economic and social self-sufficiency in their new
homes in the United States.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement
established the Refugee
Children School Impact Grant Program that provides
for some of the costs of educating refugee children incurred
by local school districts in which significant numbers of refugee
children reside. School districts use the grant to fund
activities that will lead to the effective integration and
education of refugee children. These funds may not be
used to supplant other Federal resources.
Eligible Populations: School-age refugees
between the ages of 5 and 18 years of age.
Countries of Refugee Students’ Origin: Somalia,
Liberia, Congo, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Afghanistan, Thailand, Laos,
Burma.
Please direct questions about the Refugee Children
School Impact Grant to Olga
Tuchman, Refugee Consultant.
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Educating
Refugee Students
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 Educating ELLs: Building Teacher Capacity New 06/23/08
Refugee
Students in American Classrooms
Effective Programs for English Language Learners (ELL) with Interrupted Formal Education
Bridging
Refugee Youth & Children's Services (BRYCS)
Examines
the challenges facing educators and school
administrators in serving refugee children and youth. BRYCS
also provides an overview of issues and resources
for educators and other service providers in
a companion article, Serving
Children With Little or No Previous Formal
Schooling.
Provides resources, many for free, and
downloads for educators and school administrators
serving this population. The
accompanying Featured Search provides
additional resources about Serving Children With Little
or No Previous Formal Schooling.
Understanding,
Preventing and Treating Problem Behavior Among
Refugee & Immigrant Youth
Provides
an overview of current research concerning adjustment
and behavioral problems, including violence,
among refugee and immigrant youth living in the United
States as well as suggestions for effective prevention
and treatment programs that can be used
by health, education, and social service agencies.
Refugee
Parenting Manual
BRYCS
has produced Strengthening
Services for Refugee Parents (available
for free download)
Guidelines
and Resources, a comprehensive manual developed
to assist agencies that work with refugee parents.
The manual contains guidelines and tools that
are based on what the interviews revealed about
the challenges newcomer parents face, how parenting
services can help them, the role of evaluation,
and which resources are helpful in planning and
implementing effective services.
Raising Children in a New Country: An Illustrated Handbook
A booklet explaining parent responsibilities in U.S. using pictures and simple English.
A
Guide to Your Children's Schools: A Parent Handbook
The guide for newcomer parents can be
downloaded in various languages: Arabic, Bosnian, Russian,
Vietnamese, and Spanish. The information in this handbook
is general information. You may have to talk to your
local school for more details about your children’s
schools.
Health brochures on various topics in ARABIC, VIETNAMESE, ENGLISH, BURMESE, SWAHILI, FRENCH, SPANISH, HMONG, FARSI, KIRUNDI, BOSNIAN, KAREN, SOMALI, RUSSIAN and other languages available for download free of charge from the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. All brochures are written at a 5th grade reading level and are culturally appropriate. http://www.refugees.org/hltoolkit |
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Materials for New
Immigrants |
The
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIG)
has several new products available for new immigrants:
"Welcome to the United States:
A Guide for New Immigrants" is a comprehensive
booklet on rights & responsibilities, getting
settled in the U.S., education & childcare, emergencies & safety,
and U.S. government. It is available in a variety
of languages.
"USCIS Civics Flash Cards" help
immigrants learn about U.S. history and government
in preparation for the naturalization exam.
These resources may be ordered
through: www.uscis.gov or
by calling (866) 512-1800. |
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Refugee Resettlement in Indiana |
Refugee Resource Handbook published by the International Center of Indianapolis is based on the input from all agencies working with Indiana refugees. This 69-page book is a great resource for all resettlement services and school districts working with refugee students and parents in Indiana.
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The Indiana Department
of Education is not responsible for the content, opinions and
advice expressed on external web sites. The content, opinions
and advice are those of the web pages in question, not The Indiana
Department of Education. Linking to a web site does not constitute
an endorsement by The Indiana Department of Education or any
of its employees of the sponsor of the site or the products presented
on the site.
Please direct questions
and comments about the web site to Dara N. López.
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