A HUGE thanks to all those who came to the March 1st Refugee Providers' Symposium and helped us with it. It was a big success: we had about 170 people there from many different agencies, schools, and businesses--and all three local news stations covered it in a very positive way.
One of our employees, Mussab, was interviewed by channel 7 about his past as a refugee, and how he now works on their behalf. Click here to see the video.
Each speaker gave a wealth of information about their area of service to refugees. As we collect the notes from each presenter, we will post them here so that they can be downloaded.
For more information on a refugee's journey to Amarillo from their countries of origin and refugee camps, download Catriona Lyons' (Refugee Program Coordinator for Texas) presentation.
Download Laci Scott's presentation (Amarillo Health Department).
Click here to read Claudia Soriano's presentation on CFS' services to refugee clients.
For more information, check out the Community Resource Coordination Group web site for more information on how to serve refugees w/ multi-agency needs. Click here to access the site.
Click here to view Fabian Telemante's presentation about the services that Refugee Services of Texas provides to their refugee clients.
Click here to read Libby Moore's presentation about the scope of Texas Panhandle Centers' work.
