CORE Releases New Site Design for Improved Navigation

The Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange website has a new look and sitemap to help you find the resources you need to improve Cultural Orientation at your office. The main site navigation is now divided into two main sections: Learn: Access the tools you need to master the basics of Cultural Orientation and enhance your delivery. […]

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Settle In Update: Community Services Chapter Now Available

CORE’s Settle In app now includes a Community Services chapter for use by and with refugees.  The chapter covers government assistance, other types of assistance, and getting involved in your community. Settle In is an in-your-pocket travel companion that provides relevant just-in-time Cultural Orientation information and invites refugees to interact with a variety of learning […]

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Spruce Up Your Waiting Room with New CORE Posters and Handouts

Is your waiting room due for a makeover in 2020? In addition to CORE’s waiting room playlists created last year, you can now download and print new posters and take-home materials to help refugees learn about and access CORE’s Settle In mobile app and the CORE Resettlement Navigator website.  CORE’s new materials are designed to […]

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Register for the Seattle and Phoenix CO Knowledge Exchange Workshops

This is an exciting opportunity for CO providers and other staff to interact with CORE staff and exchange CO knowledge with colleagues from other resettlement organizations, including CO trainers from Resettlement Support Centers overseas. Join us for interactive sessions to enhance your CO instruction, share best practices, identify common challenges, plan engaging lessons, utilize new […]

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CORE’s Settle In Mobile App Honored by Fast Company

CORE’s Settle In mobile app, designed by iStrategy Labs, was recognized last month in Fast Company’s 2019 Innovation by Design Awards in the Social Good category. The awards recognize people, teams, and companies solving problems through design. This year’s awards include a diverse group of 483 leaders in fashion, architecture, graphic design, data visualization, social good, user experience, mobility, and more. […]

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Integrate Technology into Your Transportation Sessions

CORE’s Settle In app now includes a Transportation chapter to use with clients. In fact, there are several ways to include technology and make the topic of transportation interactive. Consider the following ideas shared by participants from CORE’s recent virtual practicum and in-person workshops: 1. Use videos or Settle In to provide a preview before reinforcing during a demonstration. For example, […]

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How to Improve Your Cultural Orientation Delivery to Burmese Refugees

The CORE Resettlement Navigator website and Settle In app are now available in Burmese. The CORE Resettlement Navigator website contains videos, podcasts, and fact sheets to accommodate all literacy levels. These resources can also be used with interpreters, as the fact sheets serve as the script for what is included in videos and podcasts. Settle In provides relevant Cultural Orientation information through interactive […]

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Domestic Refugee Communications Pilot Sites Hit the Ground Running

The three resettlement offices participating in the CORE Domestic Refugee Communications Pilot have been active enhancing their Cultural Orientation delivery. The six-month engagement is underway at Catholic Charities Indianapolis Refugee Services in Indianapolis, Indiana; Community Refugee and Immigration Services, a Church World Service affiliate in Columbus, Ohio; and International Rescue Committee in Atlanta, Georgia. After CORE’s hands-on technical assistance visits in July […]

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