Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO HELP REFUGEES EXPAND THEIR WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
REFUGEERISE AMERICORPS CONNECTS AND SUPPORTS REFUGEE NEWCOMERS WITH WORKFORCE TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT. RISE INCREASES ACCESS TO EXISTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, BUILD WORK READINESS AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE WORKSHOPS, AND PROVIDES JOB PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT. THERE WERE 12 SERVICE SITES IN 9 CITIES ACROSS IOWA, HOTING 68 REFUGEERISE AMERICORPS SERVCIE MEMBERS WHO PROVIDED: 161 WORKFORCE READINESS SKILLS TRAININGS FOR 724 PEOPLE; CONNECTED 1,419 INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE; AND ENGAGED 356 VOLUNTEERS.
REACH (REFUGEE EMPOWERED ACCESS TO COMMUNITY HEALTH) FOCUSES ON BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY AND HEALTH CARE. REFUGEE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED AS MEDICAL INTERPRETERS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO BECOME REACH ADVOCATES. ADVOCATES PROVIDE EDUCATION, SERVICES AND SUPPORT THROUGH: MEDICAL INTERPRETATION, HEALTH LITERACY "LEARNING CIRCLES", AND CONTINUUM OF CARE. IN 2019, ADVOCATE SERVED A TOTAL OF 671 CLIENTS, 173 PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED EDUCATION ON FOUR BASIC HEALTH CARE UNITS: CONNECTIONS MATTER (MENTAL HEALTH), DENTAL HEALTH, HEALTHY EATING, AND THE FLU AND COMMON COLD. FOLLOWING THE EDUCATIONAL UNITS, EMBARC AND PARTNERS HOSTED A FLU CLINIC, FREE DENTAL SCREENING, AND STRESS REDUCTION DAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL 257 CLIENTS
FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES PROVIDES ESSENTIAL SERVICES,REFERRALS, ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION. AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES, PARENTS ANDYOUTH THROUGH A PEER TO PEER, TRAIN THE TRAINER "NAVIGATOR" SOCIALLEARNING FRAMEWORK. OVER 1,000 CLIENTS RECEIVED ESSENTIAL SERVICES; 278 PARENTS INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT; 223 YOUTH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND OVER 56 MENTORS HELPED BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Nu Hnem | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Aye Aye Yee | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sha Eh | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Taw Meh | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Phun Ceu | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Win Win Ngwe | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Hlah Soe | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Nang Too | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| They Bley Paw | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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