Developing Welcoming Faith Communities. Toolkit and related factsheets for faith-based communities, religious congregations, and mental health organizations that want to connect people with mental health conditions and their families to congregational life. Collection includes a report on the role of peer providers (individuals with similar lived experience who offer counseling and support) in connecting people with mental health conditions to the spiritual community. Developed by Temple University.
Unitarian Universalist Sanctuary Movement and Locations
The Unitarian Universalist Church is part of the growing Sanctuary Movement comprised of faith and immigrant communities seeking to protect and stand with immigrants facing deportation. Members pledge to protect immigrant families who face workplace discrimination or unjust deportation.
The site maintains a list of Unitarian Universalist congregations and organizations that have pledged to support the New Sanctuary Movement and/or are offering Sanctuary. Includes information on how to become a Sanctuary congregation.
Unitarian Universalist Sanctuary Movement and Locations
Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement Assistance
Brochure from the Catholic Legal Immigration Network. The brochure details benefits and services for those seeking asylum, including eligibility requirements and expected waiting periods.
USCRI Serving Refugees With Disabilities
The Living with a Disability in the United States guidebook (no date) is an illustrated informational booklet in simple English, including a list of disability resources, for refugees and their families. The Serving Refugees with Disabilities guidebook (2007) is a companion resource for resettlement agencies and other service providers. (Scroll down to “Serving Refugees With Disabilities” subheading.) Provided by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, a 501c(3) charitable organization.
USCRI Nutrition Resource Handouts
Refugees and immigrants often come to the United States from countries in which the food, diet, and health care systems are quite different from those found in the US. These handouts are designed to communicate basic nutrition information to refugees and immigrants in order to develop positive nutrition and lifestyle habits. Available in many languages: English, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Farsi, French, Haitian, Hmong, Karen, Kirundi, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese. Provided by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, a 501c(3) charitable organization.
USCRI Healthy Living Toolkit
Educates refugees, immigrants, resettlement agencies, clinics, community based organizations, and other service providers on refugee health issues. The toolkit presents material in a culturally appropriate manner and is intended to help health care-related professionals more effectively assist refugees and immigrants and reduce health disparities among these populations. Available in many languages: English, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Farsi, French, Haitian, Hmong, Karen, Kirundi, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese.
UUSC Refugee Support & Advocacy Toolkit
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee created this toolkit to help individuals, congregations, campus clubs, and community groups mobilize in support of refugees. Contains four sections on: understanding the world’s refugee crisis, supporting refugees in your community, countering anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant bigotry, and advocating for refugee rights and integration. English, pub. 2016.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
Immigrant Legal Resource Center
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is a national nonprofit that provides resources to immigration attorneys and advocates, including training, technical assistance, community engagement, and educational materials.
Activist Toolkit for People on the Move: Syrian Refugee Crisis
Activist Toolkit for People on the Move: Syrian Refugee Crisis
Amnesty International USA toolkit focuses on the urgent needs of Syrian refugees. Use this to pass a resolution, write a letter to the editor, talk to politicians and neighbors, and advocate for human rights.
I’m Your Neighbor Books
I’m Your Neighbor is a project which promotes the use of children’s literature featuring “new arrival” cultures and groups to engage the entire community in a discussion of commonalities and differences. The project features a recommended list of books and an evolving list of engagement projects for educators, librarians, and community organizations who seek to build bridges.