News & Stories
Our Health, Our Home: Community Voices at the SDRCC x CPEHN Community Health Town Hall
On Saturday, April 4th, 2026, the San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition (SDRCC) Policy Council, the Karen Organization of San Diego (KOSD), and United Women of East Africa Support Team (UWEAST), in partnership with the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network...
Celebrating the Success of Refugee Entrepreneurs in San Diego!
On November 19, 2025, the San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition (SDRCC) hosted a celebration of refugee entrepreneurs under the Refugee Entrepreneurs Acceleration Project (REAP), a program created to uplift and strengthen refugee-led businesses in our community....
SDRCC publishes 2023-2024 Youth Community Assessment Report
The San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition (SDRCC) is publishing its 2023 – 2024 Youth Community Assessment Report, completed in collaboration with the UC San Diego Center for Community Health Refugee Health Unit (RHU). The 64-page report follows a comprehensive...
SDRCC to begin BUILD Health Challenge with Health through Housing Project
The San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition (SDRCC) is one of 13 awardees of the BUILD Health Challenge (BUILD) to implement programs that advance health equity in their communities. Together, this year’s cohort of 13 communities from across the country will receive a...
Another Successful SEED Graduation
On June 26th, 2023, San Diego Refugee Community Coalition and LISC San Diego coordinated a graduation event at Mingei International Museum for the SEED program. SEED (Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development), which is under SDRCC’s Economic Development...
Parks Adventures for Refugee Communities (PARC) Program
The San Diego Refugee Community Coalition (SDRCC) launched the Parks Adventures for Refugee Communities (PARC) program with CA States Park and Parks California on January 1st, 2023. Funded by the California Natural Resource Agency, PARC aims to provide enriching...
Offices of Immigrant Youth and Equity to Replicate SDRCC’s Community-Centered Model Across the State
An innovative, community-led transformation model developed by the UC San Diego Refugee Health Unit (RHU), a core initiative of the UC San Diego Center for Community Health (CCH) at the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, has attracted statewide...
Summary of Impact Reports
The San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition’s COVID-19 Community Impact Assessment is the result of an unprecedented effort by the San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition, a collaborative of eleven ethnic-community based organizations, as well as local partners...
COVID-19 Vaccine Report
San Diego Refugee Coalition Communities (SDRCC) members believe it is imperative that promotion and delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations be informed by an understanding of factors that influence the decisions of communities that are being disproportionately impacted by...