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SDRCC publishes 2023-2024 Youth Community Assessment Report

by Asmaa Deiranieh | February 25, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

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

by sdrccteam | September 13, 2023 | News | 0 Comments

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

by sdrccteam | July 20, 2023 | News | 0 Comments

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...

Union Tribune Commentary – To vaccinate refugees, shame won’t work. Engagement that considers trauma will.

Sep 7, 2021 | Culture, Health, News

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.

Feb 28, 2021 | Culture, Health, News

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...

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