Neighbors United Committee Resources
EDUCATION
Professional Development Class - New Americans in the Classroom. A course for educators led by Sara Skinner Associates. Learn more about future training courses here.
Recommend Resource List from Sara Skinner Associates. Includes new additions:
- Our Highline Voices: Youth Poetry (12-minute radio show with four poems by young women originally from Afghanistan)
- Supporting Muslim Students Podcast - “Teaching MLs Podcast” (if short on time, start at minute 15:00).
- Noor and Bobby by Praline Gay-Para (Picture Book, Boy in a besieged city)*
- A Different Pond by Bao Phi (Picture Book, Hmong refugee family)*
- “Newcomer Toolkit” - Revised 2023 - US Dept. of Education (Classroom tools, school-wide tools, subject-specific teaching strategies, ideas for partnering with families, and more).
YOUTH PROGRAMS: Chantale Niyonkuru serves as Youth Services Specialist at the Idaho Office for Refugees and organizes summer and after-school youth programs, Contact her at cniyonkuru@idahorefugees.org.
TRANSPORTATION
NEW! Treasure Valley Transportation Guide from the Neighbors United Transportation Committee
HOUSING
Dec. 12-31: Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge. Many NU partners are raising money to fuel housing efforts in the year ahead. Please check it out and donate!
The House Your Neighbor toolkit is now online! A project of the Neighbors United Housing Task Force to empower network members to build awareness and education around housing for refugee neighbors.
Guide for Landlords: Renting to Refugees - IRC Boise
NeighborWorks Boise presents HomeShare Hub, a pilot program that aims to connect home providers who have extra space in their home with home seekers looking for an affordable, non-conventional housing arrangement.
The House Your Neighbor toolkit is now online! A project of the Neighbors United Housing Task Force to empower network members to build awareness and education around housing for refugee neighbors.
Guide for Landlords: Renting to Refugees - IRC Boise
NeighborWorks Boise presents HomeShare Hub, a pilot program that aims to connect home providers who have extra space in their home with home seekers looking for an affordable, non-conventional housing arrangement.
Fact Sheet: Renting to Refugees |
EMPLOYMENT
Jannus Economic Opportunity (EO) offers free business and financial literacy classes in Boise and Twin Falls. Find a schedule of events here.
EO also works with 30 child care providers in Ada and Canyon counties that offer affordable, culturally appropriate child care services. Some offer transportation and alternative shifts. The next cohort starts in January 2024!
Global Talent offers free services to New American professionals seeking to get back to their careers in the U.S.
EO also works with 30 child care providers in Ada and Canyon counties that offer affordable, culturally appropriate child care services. Some offer transportation and alternative shifts. The next cohort starts in January 2024!
Global Talent offers free services to New American professionals seeking to get back to their careers in the U.S.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Here's a recap of the April Community Coordination Meeting with resettlement partners.
Officer Travis Buffi is the Refugee Liaison Officer with the Boise Police Department. He can be reached at tbuffi@cityofboise.org or 208-519-1942. Learn more about him and the role.
Sponsor Circles and Welcome Connect are new programs that connect U.S. sponsors with Afghan and Ukrainian refugees, providing another pathway to resettlement. Clink on each link to learn more about becoming a sponsor!
STAY UP TO DATE
Officer Travis Buffi is the Refugee Liaison Officer with the Boise Police Department. He can be reached at tbuffi@cityofboise.org or 208-519-1942. Learn more about him and the role.
Sponsor Circles and Welcome Connect are new programs that connect U.S. sponsors with Afghan and Ukrainian refugees, providing another pathway to resettlement. Clink on each link to learn more about becoming a sponsor!
- If you're interested in becoming a sponsor and would like to learn more from Joe & Kim Mitchell, who operate a successful Sponsor Circle in Idaho Falls, please reach out to Holly at hbeech@idahorefugees.org to get connected.
STAY UP TO DATE
- Neighbors United newsletter
- Community Calendar - find and submit events!
- Listen to the MOSAICS podcast from the Idaho Office for Refugees
HEALTH
Expansion of Health Promotion through CORE and NRC-RIM Partnership
FREE E-LEARNING: MCIS Language Solutions has developed a free online training on secondary trauma and fostering wellness for interpreters.
Check out NCIHC's "Interpreting for Healthcare" podcast! intended for healthcare interpreters and all those interested in improving linguistic access.
FREE E-LEARNING: MCIS Language Solutions has developed a free online training on secondary trauma and fostering wellness for interpreters.
Check out NCIHC's "Interpreting for Healthcare" podcast! intended for healthcare interpreters and all those interested in improving linguistic access.