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SDRCC Social Media Internship Summer 2021
The San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition recruited youth and young adults ages 16-24 to be part of a team of Social Media Interns. The program started June 15th and ran until August 27th. The final cohort was made up of 13 youth from ages 15-20 spanning across 10...
Opening of the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Affairs
On June 7th, the County of San Diego Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Nora Vargas presented their proposal for the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs at a press conference held at the County Administration Building. The SDRCC was among several supporters of the...
Union Tribune Commentary – To vaccinate refugees, shame won’t work. Engagement that considers trauma will.
A trauma-informed approach is needed to move some vaccine-hesitant individuals from a fight, flee or freeze state to one of comfort, confidence and action. By Valerie Nash Sep. 1, 2021 6:07 PM PT Nash is principal of Nash & Associates and a senior development...
Union Tribune Commentary – Refugees in San Diego are struggling with pandemic challenges. We know, we surveyed them.
By REEM N. ZUBAIDI, AMINA SHEIK MOHAMED NOV. 16, 2020 5:11 PM PT As winter approaches and cases of the coronavirus again begin to surge, we need to learn from the challenges our communities experienced during earlier waves of the pandemic and take steps to prevent or...