Reinvigorate your Cultural Orientation

Are you onboarding new Cultural Orientation providers or volunteers? Or maybe you are a long-time Cultural Orientation provider looking to brush up on your skills. Or perhaps you wanted to take CORE’s courses but haven’t made time yet.  Whatever your role or schedule, we encourage you to take advantage of CORE’s online courses today.  Register […]

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Community Cultural Orientation in Fayetteville, Arkansas

This year, Canopy Northwest Arkansas (Canopy NWA) has taken community engagement and Cultural Orientation to the next level.  With 95% of arrivals at Canopy NWA matched with support teams, the organization’s early resettlement service model means that community members work alongside the case management team. Over the past four months, Canopy NWA has also worked […]

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Complete CORE’s New Course on Identity and Inclusion

CORE has released a FREE new online course: Navigating Identity and Inclusion in Refugee Resettlement, available through CORE’s Learning Platform (login required). In this course, you will explore concepts of identity, intersectionality, and inclusivity, focusing on their relevance to refugees’ lived experiences. Through stories and reflective exercises, you will be able to define these terms […]

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Supporting Your Child in School Resources

Staff at a K-12 school welcoming a refugee family and their young child

While the United States has much to offer in terms of educational opportunities, navigating the system can be challenging for refugee families arriving to the United States with school-aged children. To help CO providers and other staff working in refugee resettlement better respond to this need, CORE has developed a supplemental lesson plan and video on […]

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