Burma Refugee Family Network (BRFN) is a 501(c)(3) community-based nonprofit organization established to assist refugees of all ethnic groups from Burma resettling in the wider San Francisco Bay Area. BRFN provides and advocates for culturally and linguistically appropriate social support services, such as language training, social welfare, education, physical and mental healthcare, employment, housing, and cultural bridging and preservation. BRFN works in collaboration and partnership with other community organizations in order for the refugees from Burma to achieve self-sufficiency and civic engagement in the community.
Report Release - November 28, 2011
From Crisis to Community Development: Needs and Assets of Oakland's Refugees from Burma
BRFN released a new report today highlighting the hardships refugees from Burma face in Oakland. The report, "From Crisis to Community Development: Needs and Assets of Oakland's Refugees from Burma", clearly describes challenges refugees from Burma face adjusting to life in the United States during a recession. The report's recommendations include an extension of the federal Refugee Cash Assistance Program, which currently only provides support to refugees for eight months after their arrival in the U.S. It also calls for direct support for refugee community organizations helping their own communities, the funding and training of interpreters in ethnic languages, and increased provision of adult ESL classes, particularly classes appropriate for learners with low levels of formal schooling. Read the full report.
BRFN released a new report today highlighting the hardships refugees from Burma face in Oakland. The report, "From Crisis to Community Development: Needs and Assets of Oakland's Refugees from Burma", clearly describes challenges refugees from Burma face adjusting to life in the United States during a recession. The report's recommendations include an extension of the federal Refugee Cash Assistance Program, which currently only provides support to refugees for eight months after their arrival in the U.S. It also calls for direct support for refugee community organizations helping their own communities, the funding and training of interpreters in ethnic languages, and increased provision of adult ESL classes, particularly classes appropriate for learners with low levels of formal schooling. Read the full report.
News and Updates
Oakland Digital hosts first meeting between Burma Community & White House AAPI Chair
The first meeting between the Burma Community in the Bay Area and Daphne Kwok, Chair of President Barack Obama's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders. BRFN and other community members and organizations had the opportunity to share the pressing issues that the refugee communities from Burma are facing and advocate for better policies to address these issues.
In the past four years, 65,000 Burmese refugees have resettled
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Countries around the world are continuing to offer new homes to Burmese refugees, most of whom are war refugees. A total of 65,000 Burmese refugees living in nine border-based refugee camps have resettled in the past four years, the Thai- Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) said in a recent report.
The first meeting between the Burma Community in the Bay Area and Daphne Kwok, Chair of President Barack Obama's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders. BRFN and other community members and organizations had the opportunity to share the pressing issues that the refugee communities from Burma are facing and advocate for better policies to address these issues.
In the past four years, 65,000 Burmese refugees have resettled
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Countries around the world are continuing to offer new homes to Burmese refugees, most of whom are war refugees. A total of 65,000 Burmese refugees living in nine border-based refugee camps have resettled in the past four years, the Thai- Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) said in a recent report.
BRFN featured in new report on ECBO's success and sustainability
Burma Refugee Family Network (BRFN) was featured in a case study in this report on ethnic community based organizations' success and sustainability published by Project SOAR of the IRC in cooperation with ORR. The report shares stories of ECBOs around the country and identifies common trends and lessons learned. BRFN hopes that through sharing stories like these we can learn from each other how to build stronger refugee community organizations to better serve our communities. Read the report here.
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Burma Refugee Family Network (BRFN) was featured in a case study in this report on ethnic community based organizations' success and sustainability published by Project SOAR of the IRC in cooperation with ORR. The report shares stories of ECBOs around the country and identifies common trends and lessons learned. BRFN hopes that through sharing stories like these we can learn from each other how to build stronger refugee community organizations to better serve our communities. Read the report here.
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