Author: Selina Sikder

Defining success for the refugee client

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Title: Defining success for the refugee client

Author: Charland, Zachary; Dyer, Haley; Seymour, Rebecca and Young, Brent

Date: 2014

Description: An interactive Qualifying Project, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

For this project the students developed an assessment tool for Ascentria Care Alliance, a social service agency in Worcester MA, to measure their refugee clients’ progress in integrating into the United States during the resettlement process. In order to design an effective assessment tool the authors developed an understanding of the clients’ resettlement experiences, identified a definition of success, and identified key indicators that contribute to successful integration.

http://wp.wpi.edu/wcpc/files/2015/02/Ascentria-Care-Alliance-Final-Paper.pdf

Keywords: refugee integration, indicators, social service agencies, resettlement

Cataloged By: Selina Sikder / B.J. Perkins

Fundraising operations for the African Community Education Program

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Title: Fundraising operations for the African Community Education Program

Author: Calvao, Dominick; Macedonio, Jeniece; Rogers, Cynthia and Vincent, Kiara

Date: 2013

Description:  An interactive Qualifying Project, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

For this project the students developed a yearly fundraising operational plan for the African Community Education Program (ACE) to help increase and stabilize their funding. Project objectives included identifying fundraising priorities, improving event operations, analyzing potential fundraising campaigns, and implementing the fundraising operations plan. The plan will help the organization efficiently develop and implement current and new fundraising campaigns.

http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-121813095655/unrestricted/WPI_Research_Group_Final_Report.pdf

Keywords: fundraising, education

Cataloged By: Selina Sikder / B.J. Perkins

The world in Worcester

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Title: The world in Worcester

Author: Mitra, Shuchi S.

Publication: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MQP PHH-D11

Date: 2011

Description:  A Major Qualifying Project Report, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

This journalism portfolio consists of six articles focused on ethnic organizations or community leaders involved with programs for immigrants and refugees in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.  The articles were published online by Worcester Magazine. Themes that surfaced during interviews and discussions included immigrant and refugee mobility, language barriers, ESL and job placement and organization’s funding needs and uncertain futures.

https://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-042811-093318/unrestricted/MQP_PHH_D11.pdf

Keywords: ESL, ethnic organizations, mobility, language

Cataloged By: Selina Sikder / B.J. Perkins

Web design and implementation for the Family Health Center of Worcester

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Title: Web design and implementation for the Family Health Center of Worcester

Author: Adebayo, Olufunmilayo and Zhang, Jing (Joanne)

Publication: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, IQP – BXT – 0901

Date: 2010

Description:  An interactive Qualifying Project, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

For this project the students developed a new website for the Family Health Center of Worcester (FHCW), a nonprofit federally funded health center. The report includes the methodology used, prototypes developed, and the redesigned website.  The new website better reflects FHCW’s mission and provides necessary information and tools for patients, especially those who speak languages other than English and those patients with limited computer skills.

Keywords: Family Health Center of Worcester (FHCW), website design, language, health

Cataloged By: Selina Sikder / B.J. Perkins

Health beliefs, literacy and education of Somali refugees

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Title: Health beliefs, literacy and education of Somali refugees

Author: Bialecki, Alison; Gotta, Lucille; and Pilegi, Paul

Date: 2013

Description: 2013 UMMS (University of Massachusetts Medical School) Population Health Clerk Poster Presentation

http://www.umassmed.edu/contentassets/fd824ec9c4624c6da9d03499312c79e6/refugee2_phc-final-poster.pdf

Keywords: Somali, health literacy

Cataloged By: B.J. Perkins

Potential demands for local agricultural products by mobile markets, Worcester, MA

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Title: Potential demands for local agricultural products by mobile markets, Worcester, MA

Author: Reznickova, Alice and Zepeda, Lydia

Publication: Cooperative Agreement no. 14-TMXXX-WI-0033, Funded by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

Date: 2016

Description:  This report examines the extent to which mobile markets increase the sales of local farmers and improve access to fresh produce in Worcester, MA. To conduct their study, the authors conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with nine farmers and organizations in the area including the Regional Environmental Council, the Worcester County Food Bank, and refugee farmers.

Keywords: refugee farmers, community supported agriculture, urban agriculture

Cataloged By: B.J. Perkins

The foreign-born population of Worcester, Massachusetts: Assessing the challenges and contributions of a diverse community

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Title: The foreign-born population of Worcester, Massachusetts: Assessing the challenges and contributions of a diverse community

Author: Goodman, Michael D.; Borges,  David R.; McCarthy, Michael P. ;  Wright, Jason D. ; Mattos, Trevor V.; Foster, Jawanza ; Citino, Christina and Fenton, Molly

Publication:  Prepared by the Public Policy Center at UMass Dartmouth and the UMass Donahue Institute for the Seven Hills Foundation.

Date: 2015

Description:  This report offers a profile of Worcester’s foreign-born population and points out their unique challenges and contributions to the city. It utilizes data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 5-year 2009-2013 American Community Survey (ACS) and Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS). In order to provide a broader context for the profile, qualitative interviews with four Worcester based service providers were conducted. The report also provides an analysis of the impact the children of the foreign-born have on the public education system.

https://donahue.umass.edu/our-publications/foreign-born-population-of-worcester-ma-assessing-the-contributions-of-a-di

Keywords: census data, education

Cataloged By: Selina Sikder / B.J. Perkins