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Agency's Purpose/Mission Statement <br />The Refugee Support Center is a volunteer-based organization established to <br />facilitate the transition of local refugees to a new life in our community by <br />providing them with services, assisting them with access to resources, and <br />teaching them skills to promote self-sufficiency. <br />Brief description of your organization’s past achievements <br />Past achievements include successfully providing refugees with assistance <br />related to housing, employment, transportation, health care access, legal <br />counsel through our pro bono law clinic, immigration legal assistance for green <br />card, citizenship and family reunification applications, English/citizenship <br />instruction, after school tutoring, personal financial literacy, and food/clothing <br />access. In 2024 we distributed food, clothing, backpacks with school supplies, <br />diapers, and menstrual products. In a typical year, services are offered <br />individually and in small classes, but periodic community-wide workshops are <br />held on health education, immigration, and legal information. Timetables and <br />budget deadlines have been met when required by grants: Strowd Roses, UNC <br />Center for Public Service, Orange County Social Justice, Triangle United Way and <br />Orange County Human Services. <br />First Time/Previously Unfunded Applicant (Note: A <br />joint public hearing will be required) <br />Returning Applicant <br />Wages and Positions <br />Does the agency pay permanent employees a <br />living wage? <br />Yes <br />Agency Demographics <br />Please ensure that each subsection listed below adds up to the total number of staff <br />members listed here. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: DF678D8E-51B7-49C9-A644-C8D38C2DADC7