The main purpose of the group is to collaborate and support each other as we serve refugees in Austin. We do this by:
- Networking and sharing resources and best practices through monthly meetings.
- Creating training and informational workshops for refugees, asylees, asylum seekers and victims of trafficking.
- Creating workshops and educational opportunities to the agencies and individuals who work with refugees.
- Working together on the annual World Refugee Day celebration in June at the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum.
- Communicating and sharing information through the monthly electronic newsletter.
aring information through the monthly electronic newsletter.
The Austin Refugee Roundtable is comprised of the local agencies working with refugees in Austin. Please refer to individual agencies for volunteer opportunities or upcoming events. Participants in the Austin Refugee Roundtable are:
Austin Independent School District Refugee Family Support Office
Austin Jews & Partners for Refugees
Center for Survivors of Torture
City of Austin Refugee Health Screening Clinic
Doctors Without Borders at UT Austin
Interfaith Action of Central Texas
Multicultural Refugee Coalition
Muslim Community Support Services
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
New groups interested in being a part of the Austin Refugee Roundtable, or those interested in submitting something for the monthly newsletter, are welcome to contact lzeidan@interfaithtexas.org
So often the world sits idly by, watching ethnic conflicts flare up, as if these were mere entertainment rather than human beings whose lives are being destroyed. Shouldn't the existence of even one single refugee be a cause for alarm throughout the world?"
- Urkhan Alakbarov