CORE’s First Anniversary & Visit from Secretary Kerry

John Kerry speaking with CORE and IRC Silver Spring staff during a site visit

CORE’s First Anniversary The Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange was officially launched on March 15, 2015, so we have just passed the one-year mark. In addition to recruiting a full staff and setting up our office in Silver Spring, Maryland, other highlights of the first year include designing and launching the CORE website, producing the CAM […]

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First Annual CO Leadership Workshop

Cultural orientation providers collaborating during a CORE workshop

Annual CO Leadership Workshop CORE hosted its first annual CO Leadership Workshop on November 2 – 6, 2015 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Overseas Resettlement Support Center (RSC) CO coordinators and domestic Resettlement Agency (RA) CO focal points attended workshop sessions where they collectively articulated a Mission and Vision for CO (see below), met with PRM […]

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CORE’s First Webinar & Central American Minors Backgrounder

A Venezuelan family receiving healthcare from the IRC at their home in Colombia.

You’re Invited! Please join us for CORE’s first webinar! Earlier this year, CORE surveyed Cultural Orientation (CO) providers at domestic Resettlement Agencies (RAs). Responses indicated a strong desire to learn more about the work of their overseas counterparts at Resettlement Support Centers (RSCs). In response to this request, CORE is pleased to announce our first […]

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