May 7th Workshop

Looking for panelists On March 26th, representatives from Austin’s refugee service community sat on a panel and answered questions about what services refugees receive once they are resettled in Austin. The plan for the next workshop on May 7th is to highlight what faith communities are doing to assist...

Refugee Roundtable Meeting Announcements

The Refugee Roundtable workshop on March 26th at Central Presbyterian Church was a huge success. The event brought together representatives from non profits, faith based organizations, businesses and individuals all enthusiastic about assisting refugees. A panel of representatives from refugee service...

March 26th Roundtable Training

March’s training will be a panel discussion outlining the services resettled refugees receive and cultural issues pertaining to refugees. This is free and open to everyone interested in learning more about refugees and important for all Austin Refugee Roundtable members. The training will be...

March Training

We would like to thank everyone who came out for the first workshop sponsored by the Austin Refugee Roundtable. Representatives from several faith and nonprofit communities learned about basics of working with refugees in a workshop led by Laurie Cook-Heffron. A special Thank You to Caritas of Austin for...

February SquareOne

Refugee Roundtable members, who are able, are invited to attend iACT’s Square One Lunch Program for refugees. The educational program is for refugees in iACT’s English classes and the purpose is to ease their transition into life in the United States. It is followed by a simple lunch prepared by...