Children play in a bounce castle rented by the Refugee Dream Center
Isabel, the case management director of the RDC, guides a small group during a job placement consultation.
Len Newman, an ESL teacher (English as a Second Language), reads an excerpt from “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein.
Today the job placement consultations are not going well. Most of the candidates have to come back at another time to provide more paperwork or watch a related mandatory video, which the staff had no time to project that day.
On the drive back to the RDC from the job placement facility, Amani explains that he is fluent in 12 languages.
Often, refugees seeking employment in a new country find themselves unable to attain the same profession they held in their previous country of residence and are forced to work a low paying job. Immigrants tend to be more successful than refugees in securing a job, even after taking their pre-migration and professional experiences into consideration.
A graduate of the Youth Leader Program receives his certificate of achievement. This year, two hard-working students received a scholarship to attend Roger Wiliams University.
Children playing at the center while their parents attend an ESL class.
A DJ encourages everyone to dance during the celebrations held by the center for World Refugee Day.