This Guidebook, available from the Cultural Orientation Resource Center(link is external), is intended to give refugees information about fundamental aspects of life in the United States and includes the following chapters: Pre-Arrival Processing, The Resettlement Agency, Community Services, Housing, Transportation, Employment, Education, Health, Managing your Money, Rights and Responsibilities, and Cultural Adjustment. You may download the guide in PDF format in a variety of languages(link is external), including:
- Amharic
- Arabic
- English
- Farsi
- Karen
- Kirundi
- Nepali
- Russian
- Somali
- Spanish
- Swahili
- Tigrigna
Additional Resources
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resourceAmbiguous loss of home: Syrian refugees and the process of losing and remaking home
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resourceCVT Literature Selection Q1 2023
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resourceTrauma-Informed Care: Movement Towards Practice
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resourceThe National Cambodian American Town Hall Meeting: a community dialogue on “eat, walk, sleep” for health