There are several resources that our staff have found helpful and recommend as resources for clients, partners, and the community at large. Several of these resources are listed below. For PDF documents, right-click and select "Save Target As..." to download.

Tennessee Office for Refugees

Articles Concerning Refugees
Media Page

Refugee Programs & Funding Flow for Tennessee

2008 and prior --
1996-2007 Arrival Data (recorded by Tennessee Department of Human Services)
2008 Arrival Data

2009 --
Annual Service Plan
State Plan
Arrival Data
Year In Review

2010 --
Annual Outcome Goal Plan
State Plan
Arrival Data
Year In Review

2011 --
Annual Outcome Goal Plan
Annual Service Plan
Arrival Data
Year In Review

2012 --
Arrival Data
Year In Review

e-Newsletter Archive

May 2010
April 2011
May 2012 - A Year in Review (for PDF, see 'Year In Review' above under 2011)
June 2012 - World Refugee Day
June 2012 - WRD Film Screening
January 2013 - A Year in Review (for PDF, see 'Year In Review' above under 2012)
 

Downloadable Resources

• “Journey of a Refugee”
• Refugee Terminology Glossary (revised 5/13)
• Country Profiles:
  • Bhutan
  • Burma
  • Burundi
  • Cuba
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Somalia
  • Sudan

• Cultural Profiles & Backgrounders
  • Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal
  • The 1972 Burundians
  • The Hmong: An Introduction to Their History and Culture
  • Liberians: An Introduction to Their History and Culture
  • The Meskhetian Turks: An Introduction to their History, Culture and Resettlement Experiences
  • Muslim Refugees in the United States: A Guide for Service Providers
  • Refugees from Burma: Their Backgrounds and Refugee Experiences
  • Refugees from Iraq
  • The Somali Bantu: Their History and Culture
  • To view or purchase additional Cultural Profiles, please visit the Cultural Orientation Resource Center.
     
• H1N1 Flu Information
  • "Cover Your Cough" (Arabic)
  • "Cover Your Cough" (Burmese)
  • "Cover Your Cough" (English)
  • "Cover Your Cough" (French)
  • "Cover Your Cough" (Karen)
  • "Cover Your Cough" (Nepali)
  • "Cover Your Cough" (Somali)
  • "Cover Your Cough" (Spanish)
  • "Cover Your Cough" (Vietnamese)
  • "Quick Flu Facts" (Arabic)
  • "Quick Flu Facts" (Burmese)
  • "Quick Flu Facts" (English)
  • "Quick Flu Facts" (Karen)
  • "Quick Flu Facts" (Nepali)
  • "Quick Flu Facts" (Somali)
  • "Quick Flu Facts" (Spanish)
  • "Quick Flu Facts" (Vietnamese)

More About Refugees

• General
  • United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees
  • Office of Refugee Resettlement
  • Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration

• Voluntary (Resettlement) Agencies
  • Church World Service
  • Episcopal Migration Ministries
  • Ethiopian Community Development Council
  • Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
  • International Rescue Committee
  • Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Services
  • United States Committee for Refugees & Immigrants
  • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  • World Relief

• Best Practices
  • Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services
  • ESL Tutor Resources
  • Center for Applied Linguistics, Cultural Orientation Resource Center
  • English Club
  • RefugeeWorks
  • Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking