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Refugee School Impact

Purpose

​The purpose of the Refugee School Impact (RSI) Program is to strengthen academic performance and facilitate the social adjustment of school-age refugees and other eligible populations. To achieve these goals, Replacement Designees aim to employ strategies that will improve parent participation and facilitate cultural integration into local school districts.

Eligibility

  • Immigration Status – All ORR-eligible populations, described in Immigration Status.

  • Time in the U.S. – Clients within 5 years or 60 months of their original date of eligibility. Priority of services should be given to those who have been in the U.S. for 1 year or less.

  • Residency – Must reside in the state of Kansas

  • ORR-eligible families with school-aged children are eligible for RSI programming. ORR-eligible youth 18 years of age or older are eligible if the individual is enrolled in high school or a high school equivalent GED program.

Services

  1. RSI School Orientations

  2. RSI Parental/Caretaker Engagement Activities

  3. RSI Summer School Programming

Measurable Outcome

  • Youth demonstrate improved academic performance.

  • Youth show improved emotional well-being.

  • Parents feel increased connectedness to the school system.

  • Parents and youth feel increased connectedness to each other.

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