CENTER IN THE NEWS

The Center for Refugees & Immigrants of Tennessee is appreciative that its hard work in the immigrant/refugee community has been recognized in the press. Here are some of the news pieces about the Center and/or its projects that have run.

Tennessee center links refugees' 'hidden skills' to jobs, by Janell Ross, The Tennessean, November 9, 2009.

Nashville's refugee population grows in size, diversity, by Chris Echegaray and Colby Sledge, The Tennessean, February 3, 2009.

Nashville center strives to help Shelbyville Somalis, by Brian Mosely, Shelbyville Times-Gazette, March 24, 2008.

Seminar in Murfreesboro focuses on Somalis, by Brian Mosely, Shelbyville Times-Gazette, March 24, 2008.

Nashville may get new wave of refugees, by Janell Ross, The Tennessean, February 17, 2008.

Refugee mental health services at risk, by Janell Ross, The Tennessean, January 28, 2008.

Coalition hopes to bridge gaps between refugees, natives, by Brian Mosely, Shelbyville Times-Gazette, January 17, 2008.

Centerstone offers classes to help refugees cope with changes, by Suzanne Normand Blackwood, The Tennessean, December 12, 2007.

Somali center helps all types of immigrants, by Suzanne Normand Blackwood, The Tennessean, July 31, 2007.

Press Release: For World Refugee Day, New Report Shows Community Self-Help is Key for Refugee Integration, June 15, 2007.

In June 2007 the Migration Policy Institute and the International Rescue Committee published “Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration”. This study examined best practices of organizations founded by refugees who escaped violence and persecution abroad and are now helping new arrivals in the U.S. The Somali Community Center of Nashville was honored to be one of 9 organizations nation-wide which was profiled in this study.

Dollar General Fund gives literacy grants, The Tennessean, May 5, 2007.