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The Center for Refugees and Immigrants of Tennessee has been fortunate to be recognized in local and national media outlets for its work with refugee and immigrant communities. Please see below for articles in which CRIT’s work was highlighted:
Nashville Afterschool Program Enriches Students’ Minds and Bodies, Brian Wilson, The Tennessean, November 21, 2013
Nashville Celebrates Their 3rd Annual Yelp Helps, Marcia Masulla, Yelp Community Blog, November 6, 2013
Data Helps After School Providers Improve Programs, Aundrea Cline-Thomas, NewsChannel5.com, August 14, 2013
Art Smart: State of the Arts, Jennifer Cole, Nashville Arts, February 4, 2013
Emma Donates 25 Email Marketing Accounts to Nonprofits, Mary Claire Zibart, Business Wire, December 19, 2012
Connecting Cultures: Children’s Stories from Across the World, Joe Nolan, Nashville Scene, March 27, 2012
Newest Citizens See Nashville As Home Now, by Brian Haas, The Tennessean, July 4, 2011
Dangerous Kenyan Life Led to Move, by Brian Haas, The Tennessean, July 4, 2011
Connecting Cultures: Children’s Stories from Across the World, The Frist Center for Visual Arts
Tennessee Center Links Refugees’ ‘Hidden Skills’ to Jobs, by Janell Ross, The Tennessean, November 9, 2009. (Also circulated by the International Herald Tribune and the Associated Press)
Nashville’s Refugee Population Grows in Size, Diversity, by Chris Echegaray and Colby Sledge, The Tennessean, February 3, 2009.
Nashville Center Strives to Help Shelbyville Somalis, by Brian Mosely, Shelbyville Times-Gazette, March 24, 2008.
Seminar in Murfreesboro Focuses on Somalis, by Brian Mosely, Shelbyville Times-Gazette, March 24, 2008.
Nashville May Get New Wave of Refugees, by Janell Ross, The Tennessean, February 17, 2008.
Refugee Mental Health Services At Risk, by Janell Ross, The Tennessean, January 28, 2008.
Coalition Hopes to Bridge Gaps between Refugees, Natives, by Brian Mosely, Shelbyville Times-Gazette, January 17, 2008.
Centerstone Offers Classes to Help Refugees Cope with Changes, by Suzanne Normand Blackwood, The Tennessean, December 12, 2007.
Somali Center Helps All Types of Immigrants, by Suzanne Normand Blackwood, The Tennessean, July 31, 2007.
Press Release: For World Refugee Day, New Report Shows Community Self-Help is Key for Refugee Integration, June 15, 2007.
Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration,* by Kathleen Newland, Hiroyuki Tanaka, and Laura Barker, the Migration Policy Institute and the International Rescue Committee, June 2007.
*In June 2007 the Migration Policy Institute and the International Rescue Committee published “Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration.” This study examined best practices of organizations founded by refugees who escaped violence and persecution abroad and are now helping new arrivals in the U.S. The Center for Refugees and Immigrants of Tennessee (formerly the Somali Community Center of Nashville) was honored to be one of 9 organizations profiled nationwide.
Dollar General Fund Gives Literacy Grants, The Tennessean, May 5, 2007.