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CLINIC WINS GRANT FOR REFUGEE CITIZENSHIP PROJECTS
The Office of Refugee Resettlement funds citizenship and civic participation projects.
October 31, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC – The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. will accelerate its work helping refugees
obtain U.S. citizenship. The agency will also help programs around the country assist refugees with their
transition by encouraging civic participation. This work is important because refugees escaping
persecution are in need of the stability and normalcy citizenship and integration offer.
The federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provided CLINIC a grant to fund technical assistance
trainings, case consultations, resource materials, and policy work with federal and state agencies.
CLINIC’s technical assistance supports state-administered refugee service providers, refugee resettlement
organizations, ethnic community-based organizations, and others working with refugees throughout the
United States. CLINIC will partner with Mosaica: The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism for
technical assistance on civic participation.
Refugees tend to naturalize at a higher rate than other, non-refugee immigrants. However, they often face
serious challenges in the naturalization process due to advanced age, disabilities, low income, limited
English proficiency, and low levels of literacy.
Refugees also face challenges to civic participation such as language and cultural barriers, unfamiliarity
with U.S. civic institutions, and reluctance to get involved in community affairs due to negative experiences
in their native countries. This project seeks to improve services to refugees seeking citizenship and civic
integration.
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The Office of Refugee Resettlement funds citizenship and civic participation projects.
October 31, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC – The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. will accelerate its work helping refugees
obtain U.S. citizenship. The agency will also help programs around the country assist refugees with their
transition by encouraging civic participation. This work is important because refugees escaping
persecution are in need of the stability and normalcy citizenship and integration offer.
The federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provided CLINIC a grant to fund technical assistance
trainings, case consultations, resource materials, and policy work with federal and state agencies.
CLINIC’s technical assistance supports state-administered refugee service providers, refugee resettlement
organizations, ethnic community-based organizations, and others working with refugees throughout the
United States. CLINIC will partner with Mosaica: The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism for
technical assistance on civic participation.
Refugees tend to naturalize at a higher rate than other, non-refugee immigrants. However, they often face
serious challenges in the naturalization process due to advanced age, disabilities, low income, limited
English proficiency, and low levels of literacy.
Refugees also face challenges to civic participation such as language and cultural barriers, unfamiliarity
with U.S. civic institutions, and reluctance to get involved in community affairs due to negative experiences
in their native countries. This project seeks to improve services to refugees seeking citizenship and civic
integration.
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202.635.2556
202.635.2649 fax
media inquiries:
e-mail me
(202) 635-5810
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(202) 635-5810
Media Relations Coordinator
(202) 635-5810