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Cultural Diversity Resources Annual Reports
2008 Annual Report
2007 Annual Report
2007 - 2008 STEPS Program Annual Tracking
EDC Component Tracking
Number Employed by Ethnicity
Participant Percentages
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Cultural Diversity Resources Newsletter Archive:
January 2010
August 2009
November 2008
November 2007
April 2007
January 2007
November 2006
September 2006
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On-Line Resources for Cultural Profiles:
World Factbook - United States
Cultural Profiles Project- Canada
Cultural Profiles - Cultural Orientation Resource Center
About the Kurds African Culture Center USA
Asian Americans Mexican Americans
Native Americans American Indians
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United States Government Resources
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Immigration Laws & Regulations
Immigration Forms On-Line
Welcome to America Booklets
(These are very large pdf files, not recommended for users on dial-up service. Over 2 MBs. )
English English Brochure
Arabic Chinese
Haitian Creole Korean
Russian Spanish
Tagalog Urdu
Vietnamese
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Cultural Orientation Resource Center
US Refugee Program - a brief overview of the refugee resettlement program in the United States.
Refugee Backgrounders - provides key information about new refugee groups for U.S. Resettlement Workers and individuals working with U.S. Resettlement Offices.
U.S. Resettlement - A brief overview of the Cultural Orientation provided to refugees once they have arrived in the US.
Domestic Service Provider Toolkit - Designed for resettlement agency staff or others who provide initial Reception and Placement orientation to newly arrived refugees in the United States. The resources were developed by domestic resettlement professionals. Many of the resources are posted in their original format, enabling others to modify them to suit their own programs' needs. Proper source notation is required on any modified material.
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Bridging Refugee Youth & Children's Services (BRYCS)
Refugees and the US Child Welfare System - Background information for service providers. (pdf format)
Brighter Futures for Migrating Children - An Overview of Current Trends and Promising Practices in Child Welfare. (pdf format)
BRYCS Community Conversations Project - BRYCS exploration of local concerns regarding child welfare from communities in Seattle, Omaha and Baltimore. (pdf format)
Enhancing Child Care for Refugee Self-Sufficiency - A training resource and toolkit. (pdf format)
Somali Bantu Refugees - Cultural Considerations for Service Providers (pdf format)
Liberian Refugees - Cultural Considerations for Service Providers (pdf format)
Raising Children in a New Country - An Ilustrated Handbook
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Healthcare:
Online Competition to Radically Rethink Mental Health:
Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing, an online, open source competition co-sponsored by RWJF's Vulnerable Populations Portfolio and Ashoka’s Changemakers, challenges organizations to explore innovations that allow individuals, families, communities and society to move past narrow perceptions of mental health and expand our understanding and collective involvement in finding solutions.
Partnering with Parents and Families to Support Immigrant and Refugee Children at School: This paper outlines model programs that engage communities and community organizations to build effective and easily-accessible mental health services for children and youth. Some of the issues addressed in this paper include: The impact of the immigrant and refugee experience; partnering with immigrant families to support mental health; offering school-based mental health services; and the changing face of American classrooms.
The Sound of Success: Efficient and Effective Language Services Becoming a Reality in Some Hospitals. ~ Issue Brief from Speaking Together, September 2008
Program to improve care for patients who speak little English achieves measurable success in developing essential resources for hospitals.
The full Speaking Together final report, toolkit and other resources clearly explaining interventions to increase the effectiveness, timeliness and quality of language services can be found on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s website at:
http://www.rwjf.org/qualityequality/product.jsp?id=29653
The National Health Plan Collaborative Toolkit
"The National Health Plan Collaborative has created this toolkit of resources, lessons, best practices and case studies to help other health plans join the effort to reduce disparities. The toolkit shares what the Collaborative's members have done to develop and test new methods of measuring and addressing racial and ethnic disparities so that other health care decision-makers and leaders can learn from this work, implement these best practices and make the case for addressing the unacceptable differences in health care and health outcomes for health plan members throughout the country."
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Culture Care Connection - Bloomington, MN
Increasing the cultural competence of health care providers serving Minnesota's diverse populations http://culturecareconnection.org
Whether you are implementing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standards in your organization, looking to enhance culturally sensitive services in general, or wanting to understand a specific patient population better, find actionable tools and resources through Culture Care Connection—Minnesota’s New Online Learning and Resource Center, http://culturecareconnection.org.
Culture Care Connection is the first Minnesota-focused online resource and learning center aimed at improving culturally competent care. Developed by Stratis Health and funded by UCare, Culture Care Connection supports health care providers, staff, and administrators in their ongoing efforts to provide culturally competent care in Minnesota. The site:
- Brings together Minnesota-specific resources and connections to Minnesota organizations that support health care facilities in developing and refining their cultural competence programs.
- Provides a broad range of cultural resources and actionable tools that support health care providers, staff, and administrators in their ongoing efforts to provide culturally competent care in Minnesota.
- Provides a free, online assessment for health care organizations to determine how well they meet the Office of Minority Health’s national standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS). The tool provides immediate results with actionable recommendations.
- Shares information on Minnesota’s unique blend of cultures, building an understanding of Minnesota’s changing demographics. Its fact sheets help health care providers learn more about the background, religious and cultural beliefs, and common health issues of the underserved populations in Minnesota, including African American, American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, Hmong, Russian, and Somali. A DVD training series is available that offers insights into the health beliefs and norms of Hmong, Hispanic/Latino, and Somali in Minnesota.
- Offers profiles of each Minnesota county so health care providers can learn more about the characteristics of the communities they serve. Demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status can influence a person's health behaviors, affect access to health care, and indicate an increased likelihood of certain health conditions. Each profile describes quantitative data, outlines what providers need to know, and makes suggestions for developing culturally sensitive services and processes necessary to support delivery of equitable and effective health care.
We invite you to use Culture Care Connection and enhance culturally competent care in Minnesota!
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Immigration Legal Resource Center
There are a lot of free resources on this website for professional advocates and people involved in immigration law.
Immigrant Legal Resources Center
U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) - Case Status Inquiries with the Service Centers updated procedures - 8-6-2009
2005 - SIJS Benchbook for Judges and Advocates
For Public Defenders
This site was developed by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Immigrant Defense Project, National Legal Aid and Defender Association and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild to assist criminal defenders in representing noncitizens.
Handbooks for Immigrant Youth
English Spanish Korean
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International Organization for Migration
Burundian Resettlement - "The refugees, who fled ethnic strife in Burundi some 30 years ago, are a part of a much larger group of some 8,500 Burundian refugees who are likely to be resettled to the United States over the next two years..." May 18, 2007
Karen Refugee Resettlement (Burmese) "The camp, which is just 8 km from Myanmar's conflict-ridden Karen state, is home to some 45,000 mainly Karen refugees, and is the largest of Thailand's ten border camps, housing nearly a third of the country's 140,000 registered refugees." May 22, 2007
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Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Receive free books for your child or children in the mail approximately every 6 weeks! Access the Imagination Library through:
United Way of Cass-Clay
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Fargo Moorhead Area Ethnic Dining and Stores - Click here to download
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