Phoenix Refugee Connections Training and Networking Event

Whether you’ve been walking with your refugee friends for years or you’ve never met a refugee and are curious about the many nations in your community, this training is for you!

We’ll have two simultaneous tracks:

REFUGEE 101 (for those new to refugee outreach) based on the training material of Tucson Refugee Ministry:

• The refugee journey and overview of the US refugee-resettlement program
• Overviews of countries from where people are fleeing
• Loss simulation
• Cross-cultural basics and communication tips
• Helping without hurting
  
• Building bridges to people of other faiths
  
• Local opportunities to serve

REFUGEE 201 (for current volunteers/practitioners):

Small-group discussions and networking around:

• What an implemented Executive Order would mean from the perspective of the AZ State Refugee Office, US Citizenship and Immigration Services, and a local resettlement agency
• What your outreach to forcibly displaced people would look like post-Executive Order
• How to leverage the current heightened awareness of refugees to
  
• Locate and minister to asylum seekers
• Partner with immigrant/refugee pastors and congregations
• Work closely with schools and health providers to meet the needs of internationals
• Expand services to former refugees who are still struggling to integrate