The Community Engagement Toolbox
REFUGEE EMERGENCY RESOURCE LIBRARY
The Community Engagement Toolbox
Refugee Emergency Resource Library
Introduction
Since the beginning of the Afghan Refugee Crisis, we have been in conversations with several partners and in discernment about the best way to respond.
For anyone wishing to better understand the situation and all that is involved, please make use of the two webinar videos titled “Welcoming Strangers.” These were recorded in partnership with the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Also on this site, you will find a Toolkit created by Global H.O.P.E. and UCC Wider Church Ministries. It has been organized as a slide deck to fit the style and function of our toolbox. The content is also available as a Word Doc here.
Below the slide deck is a training video to help UCC congregations welcome and speak up for Afghan refugees.
This page will be updated periodically as events unfold. If you would like to suggest a resource we should include in one of our resource libraries, please send your suggestion to Michael Howard, our Minister of Faith in Action at michael.mfia@livingwaterone.org.
Welcoming Strangers Webinar
Session 1:
In this first webinar, we hear from US Together and their work with refugee resettlement agencies on behalf of the United States government to resettle families and provide immediate services and support in the first 90 days.
Our guests for this interview were Liv Randall, the Development Specialist for US Together, and Ron Hedrick, Director of US Together. You access their slide presentation below.
Session 2:
In this second webinar, we hear from a number of our ecumenical faith partners and a presentation from Refugee Response.
The ecumenical discussion includes reflections from Bishop Laura Barbins of the Evangelical Church of America, Northeast Ohio Synod; Rev. Michael Howard, the Minister of Faith in Action with the Living Water Association of the United Church of Christ; and Rev. Margaret D’Anieri, Canon for Mission at Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Each panelist shares about how responding to the Afghan Refugee Emergency is important in their tradition.
Finally, this session includes a presentation by Patrick Kearns, the Executive Director of Refugee Response in Cleveland.
Welcoming and Advocating Toolkit
The following toolkit is offered by Global H.O.P.E. to help congregations discern their particular call at this critical time.
The toolkit is also available in a document format that can be downloaded below.
Congregational Training Video
The following video was created by Global H.O.P.E. and the United Church of Christ for congregations looking to faithfully respond to this refugee crisis.
Introduction
Since the beginning of the Afghan Refugee Crisis, we have been in conversations with several partners and in discernment about the best way to respond.
For anyone wishing to better understand the situation and all that is involved, please make use of the two webinar videos titled “Welcoming Strangers.” These were recorded in partnership with the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Also on this site you will find a Toolkit created by Global H.O.P.E. and UCC Wider Church Ministries. It has been organized as a slide deck to fit the style and function of our toolbox. The content is also available as a Word Doc here.
Below the slide deck is a training video to help UCC congregations welcome and speak up for Afghan refugees.
This page will be updated periodically as events unfold. If you would like to suggest a resource we should include in one of our resource libraries, please send your suggestion to Michael Howard, our Minister of Faith in Action at michael.mfia@livingwaterone.org.
Welcoming Strangers Webinar
Session 1:
In this first webinar, we hear from US Together and their work with refugee resettlement agencies on behalf of the United States government to resettle families and provide immediate services and support in the first 90 days.
Our guests for this interview were Liv Randall, the Development Specialist for US Together, and Ron Hedrick, Director of US Together. You access their slide presentation below.
Session 2:
In this second webinar, we hear from a number of our ecumenical faith partners and a presentation from Refugee Response.
The ecumenical discussion includes reflections from Bishop Laura Barbins of the Evangelical Church of America, Northeast Ohio Synod; Rev. Michael Howard, the Minister of Faith in Action with the Living Water Association of the United Church of Christ; and Rev. Margaret D’Anieri, Canon for Mission at Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Each panelist shares about how responding to the Afghan Refugee Emergency is important in their tradition.
Finally, this session includes a presentation by Patrick Kearns, the Executive Director of Refugee Response in Cleveland.
Welcoming and Advocating Toolkit
The following toolkit is offered by Global H.O.P.E. to help congregations discern their particular call at this critical time.
The toolkit is also available in a document format that can be downloaded below.
Congregational Training Video
The following video was created by Global H.O.P.E. and the United Church of Christ for congregations looking to faithfully respond to this refugee crisis.