Our Quarterly Community Consultation on Refugee Resettlement in the Madison area will take place at 3pm on Wednesday, December 14th, via Zoom. If you know someone else who would like to be invited to this quarterly meeting, please let Jakob know and he can add them to the list.
AGENDA
1. Welcome and introductions (typed into the chat)
2. JSS Update: Update – Immigrant Town Hall, MHPSS Groups, Aljirani Madison program
3. Outreach efforts – Asylees and other populations, eligibility for family reunification
4. Update on Refugee Reception and Placement, FY 2023 capacity, CARA, Co- sponsorship models
5. FY2023 arrivals, demographics, case size, and where refugees are coming from, approved placement numbers.
6. Updates from the State Refugee Coordinator’s Office, Bureau of Refugee Programs
7. Participants’ updates, capacity to serve number of arrivals: suggestions, input.
8. Challenges Service provision – Gaps we are seeing and how this group can work to address them
9. Aspects of integration to support refugee participation in civic life
10. Planning and implementing a community strategy to support refugee integration.
11. Break-out group activity: Brainstorm on solutions to a specific challenge
12. Review of QC dates, times, and locations
13. Your questions, comments, and suggestions to JSS Refugee Resettlement regarding services.