Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego
The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies strives to co-create learning with their PeaceMakers - learning that is deeply grounded in the lived experience of the PeaceMakers around the world - that is made rigorous by their university ecosystem, and that has immediate, practical applications for those working to end cycles of violence. The Institute works closely with refugees to prove additional resources, guidance, and mentorship in order to help them prosper in their new homes. They encourage students on campus at USD, and students everywhere to involve themselves in the community in a positive way to make our world a more peaceful and just place.
The Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies strives to co-create learning with their PeaceMakers - learning that is deeply grounded in the lived experience of the PeaceMakers around the world - that is made rigorous by their university ecosystem, and that has immediate, practical applications for those working to end cycles of violence. The Institute works closely with refugees to prove additional resources, guidance, and mentorship in order to help them prosper in their new homes. They encourage students on campus at USD, and students everywhere to involve themselves in the community in a positive way to make our world a more peaceful and just place.
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The United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Since 1950, they have faced multiple crises on multiple continents, and provided vital assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people, many of whom have nobody left to turn to. United Nations Association of the United States of America The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) is a membership organization dedicated to inform, inspire, and mobilize the American people to support the ideals and vital work of the United Nations. For 70 years UNA-USA has worked to accomplish its mission through its national network of Chapters, youth engagement, advocacy efforts, education programs, and public events. UNA-USA is a program of the United Nations Foundation. Pathways to Assimilation is a member of the GenUN branch of the UNA-USA, a community created for advocates and community leaders under 25. |
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Rady Children's Hospital San Diego Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego is the region’s pediatric medical center serving San Diego, Imperial and southern Riverside counties. Their outstanding team includes more than 900 physicians and 1,200 nurses on staff, more than 5,000 employees, about 500 active volunteers and about 1,250 Auxiliary members. We have partnered with Rady Children's Hospital to provide low income, high risk high-school students with the opportunity to attend medical programs and pursue their dreams. San Diego Refugee Forum The San Diego Refugee Forum is a professional association of organizations and advocates serving all populations fleeing persecution and seeking refuge in San Diego. The San Diego Refugee Forum meets monthly to exchange information and advocate on issues of concern to the community of people displaced by war and violent conflict who are now in San Diego. |
Alliance for African Assistance
The Alliance for African Assistance was founded in 1989 in San Diego, California. The Alliance assists, by means of generous contributions and grants, new arrivals in adjusting to American culture. The Alliance for African Assistance has remained unceasing in its dedication to provide social, cultural, and educational support and guidance to all refugees in their resettlement process. For over 25 years, Alliance for African Assistance has worked to provide assistance here in the United States and abroad, to refugees, internally displaced persons, immigrants, those seeking asylum, victims of torture and war, distressed women and children and altogether those suffering from economical hardship. They have successfully resettled more than 12,700 refugees from Somalia, Sudan, Congo, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Ethiopia, Liberia, Eritrea, Vietnam, Iran, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq, Burma, Afghanistan, Syria, and Russia.
Alliance for African Assistance
The Alliance for African Assistance was founded in 1989 in San Diego, California. The Alliance assists, by means of generous contributions and grants, new arrivals in adjusting to American culture. The Alliance for African Assistance has remained unceasing in its dedication to provide social, cultural, and educational support and guidance to all refugees in their resettlement process. For over 25 years, Alliance for African Assistance has worked to provide assistance here in the United States and abroad, to refugees, internally displaced persons, immigrants, those seeking asylum, victims of torture and war, distressed women and children and altogether those suffering from economical hardship. They have successfully resettled more than 12,700 refugees from Somalia, Sudan, Congo, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Ethiopia, Liberia, Eritrea, Vietnam, Iran, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq, Burma, Afghanistan, Syria, and Russia.
Reality Changers
Reality Changers was founded in 2001 with just four students and $300. The organization is based on the principle that it is just not right that most inner-city students today know more people who have been shot or killed in the street than people who are on the road to college. Reality Changers currently serves over 1,000 youth from disadvantaged backgrounds annually. They empower refugee youth to take advantage of the opportunities and resources they are given in order to gain a higher education at a university. Reality Changers truly believes that education is the ticket out of poverty, and works across the nation to spread this idea to students.
Reality Changers was founded in 2001 with just four students and $300. The organization is based on the principle that it is just not right that most inner-city students today know more people who have been shot or killed in the street than people who are on the road to college. Reality Changers currently serves over 1,000 youth from disadvantaged backgrounds annually. They empower refugee youth to take advantage of the opportunities and resources they are given in order to gain a higher education at a university. Reality Changers truly believes that education is the ticket out of poverty, and works across the nation to spread this idea to students.
The Nile Sisters
Nile Sisters Development Initiative aids newcomers and migrants to San Diego beyond the initial allocation period. They also assist refugee and immigrant families who experience difficulties after assimilation. Since 2001, Nile Sisters has served thousands of refugees and immigrants. Their mission is to educate, support, and offer training to refugee and immigrant women and their families to help them overcome barriers to social and economic self-reliance.
FULSToP
FULSToP ( Families Uniting Locally to Solve Tobacco Proliferation ) is a community-based initiative that aims to reduce tobacco-related health disparities among refugee, ethnic, and African-American / Black communities and make gains toward health equity through collaborative, regional approaches directed toward policy change and community education.