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Publications

Our team produces several useful publications for the national refugee employment network, including our quarterly newsletter and other special reports and handbooks to guide service delivery and improve employment outcomes.

RefugeeWorks Newsletter


RefugeeWorks Newsletter: Issue 36

2,000 readers subscribe to RefugeeWorks, our quarterly newsletter. In each issue, you will find up to date employment related articles and resources to assist you in the refugee employment field.

To subscribe to the RefugeeWorks newsletter, email your address to information@refugeeworks.org.

Archived Editions
Below are links to PDF files of previous newsletters:


Issue 35 -- ESL and Employment
Issue 34 - Partnering with Community-Based Organizations
Issue 33 - Investing in Education
Issue 32 - Agricultural Jobs
Issue 31 - Job Developers
Issue 30 - Reinventing Yourself
Issue 29 - Finding Work in Hard Times
Issue 28 - Green Jobs
Issue 27 - Hidden Jobs
Issue 26 - Social Networking and Peer Mentoring
Issue 25 - Healthcare Hotspots
Issue 24 - Iraqi Refugees in Focus
Issue 23 - Tackling Transportation
Issue 22 - Engaging Employers
Issue 21 - 10th Anniversary Edition
Issue 20 - Pre-Employment Programs
Issue 19 - Financial Literacy
Issue 18 - Employer Feature
Issue 17 - Promising Partnerships
Issue 16 - Marketing and Communication
Issue 15 - Breaking Through Barriers
Issue 14 - Documentation
Issue 13 - Women and Work
Issue 12 - Job Upgrading
Issue 11 - Earned Income Tax Credit
Issue 10 - Working with WIA
Issue 9 - Identity/Documentation
Issue 8 - Interpreter Services
Issue 7 - Unemployment
Issue 6 - Unions/Title VI
Issue 5 - Youth Employment
Issue 4 - Contingency Work
Issue 3 - Transportation
Issue 2 - Employment Rights
Issue 1 - Making Work Pay


RefugeeWorks E-Newsletter

This occasional E-Newsletter (monthly or bi-monthly) is devised to bring refugee employment issues to your attention in a timely manner. To sign up for the E-Newsletter, visit our E-Newsletter Subscription Page. Do you have news items, stories or pictures that relate to refugees in the workplace? If you'd like to submit them for publication in an upcoming newsletter, contact Rebecca at rarmstrong@refugeeworks.org.



Archived Editions
Below are links to PDF files of previous e-newsletters:


Vol. 3, Issue 26 - February 2010
Vol. 3, Issue 25 - February 2010
Vol. 3, Issue 24 - January 2010
Vol. 3, Issue 23 - January 2010
Vol. 2, Issue 22 - December 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 21 - November 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 20 - November 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 19 - October 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 18 - October 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 17 - September 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 16 - September 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 15 - September 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 14 - August 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 13 - July 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 12 - July 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 11 - June 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 10 - June 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 09 - May 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 08 - April 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 07 - April 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 06 - March 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 05 - March 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 04 - February 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 03 - February 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 02 - January 2009
Vol. 2, Issue 01 - January 2009
Vol. 1, Issue 17 - December 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 16 - December 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 15 - November 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 14 - October 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 13 - September 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 12 - August 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 11 - August 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 10 - July 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 09 - July 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 08 - May 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 07 - May 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 06 - May 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 05 - May 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 04 - March 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 03 - March 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 02 - February 2008
Vol. 1, Issue 01 - February 2008


RefugeeWorks Guide

RefugeeWorks has released a guide for foreign-trained professionals who are seeking to practice their profession in the United States. It describes the structure and future of the profession and workforce composition, as well as the skills, training and credentials needed to advance in the field. This guide is an essential resource for refugees, other newcomers and employment specialists. Hard copies of the guide are available on request.

Opportunities for Refugee Engineers
Opportunities for Refugee Teachers
Opportunities for Refugee Physicians and Nurses
Opportunities for Refugee Pharmacists
Opportunities for Refugee Dentists
Opportunities for Refugee Accountants


Special Reports

Periodically, RefugeeWorks also publishes specific reports on various subjects related to refugee employment. Recent reports include:

Financial Literacy for Newcomers:
Weaving Immigrant Needs into Financial Education

This 32-page document reviews existing financial literacy curriculums for immigrants and refugees. It provides recommendations for development of further materials and programs that will help newcomers establish the financial stability they need in the United States.
Download a PDF version of this document.

Refugee Youth Employment Manual
Published in 2001, this publication features youth refugee employment program models from across the country.
For a free copy, email information@refugeeworks.org.

Financial Management Manual
for Refugee Mutual Assistance Associations, 2002

For a free copy, email information@refugeeworks.org.


Visual Media



The Way to Work
Orientation Video for Somali Bantu Refugees*
This 20-minute employment orientation video, produced in both Af-Maay and English versions, helps newly arrived refugees navigate the path to economic self-sufficiency in the United States by sharing the experiences of Somali Bantu who are already employed or actively seeking work. The video covers the continuum of steps on the path to work from individual employment planning, through career laddering. Somali Bantu who are establishing their lives in the United States offer guidance and encouragement to newer arrivals. Download an order form PDF.

*Please note: DVD copies are out of stock and only VHS copies of the orientation video are available.

Recertification Guides



RefugeeWorks Physicians and Nurses Guide available for download here.



RefugeeWorks Dentists Guide available for download here.



RefugeeWorks Physicians and Nurses Guide available for download here.



RefugeeWorks Physicians and Nurses Guide available for download here.



RefugeeWorks Teachers Guide available for download here.



RefugeeWorks Engineering Guide available for download in English and Arabic.





E-NEWSLETTER

Would you like to hear about new RefugeeWorks resources and Web site features each month? To sign up for the RefugeeWorks E-Newsletter, visit our E-Newsletter Subscription Page.






Financial Literacy for Newcomers:
Weaving Immigrant
Needs into Financial Education