Continue reading Crocodile River Music: Promoting Cross-Cultural Acceptance

Crocodile River Music: Promoting Cross-Cultural Acceptance

  Project Sponsor: Crocodile River Music Crocodile River gives New England a taste of West African Culture, while also providing opportunities to local artists from Africa. Check out their website here Student Researchers Our Project Refugee and immigrant awareness is a worldwide issue that is mirrored in the United States. Crocodile River Music assists incoming…

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YMCA of Central Massachusetts: Helping the Y to Further Integrate Newcomer Populations through Community Engagement & Encouragement

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Migration from one country to another is a challenging journey that many people in the United States have experienced. Thirty-seven thousand Irish men and women migrated into Boston, Massachusetts because of the potato famine in 1847. More recently, the devastating 2010 earthquake that occurred in Haiti caused the migration of approximately 58,000 Haitian immigrants…

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YMCA of Central Massachusetts: Newcomer Issues

For our interactive qualifying project we worked with the Central Community Branch of the YMCA under the Regional Executive Director, Mr. David Connell. We identified newcomers to the community and learned more about their interests and needs so that the YMCA can engage the diverse populations of Worcester. Student Researchers Background The YMCA of Central Massachusetts’…

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Continue reading Shalom Neighborhood Center: Resource Guide for Immigrants and Refugees

Shalom Neighborhood Center: Resource Guide for Immigrants and Refugees

Student Researchers Our team consisted of Ashilly Lopes, a biology and pre-veterinary major; Kevin Kerhulas, a chemical engineering major; Samuel Ellison, an actuarial mathematics major; and Sebastian Rojas, an electrical and computer engineering major. Project Sponsor: Shalom Neighborhood Center Opened in 2010, the Shalom Neighborhood Center (SNC) functions as the social action branch of the Christian…

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Continue reading Ascentria Care Alliance: Defining Success for the Refugee Client

Ascentria Care Alliance: Defining Success for the Refugee Client

Project Sponsor Ascentria Care Alliance, formerly known as Lutheran Social Services of New England, is a non-profit organization providing social services to those in need. They are based out of Worcester, Massachusetts, with extensions throughout New England. Ascentria was founded in 1872 and is one of the oldest social service agencies in New England. They are…

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