REFORMA Children in Crisis Project
Books & Backpacks for Unaccompanied Refugee Children
New Mexico Summer Refugee Quarterly Coordination
Meeting (QCM), to be held Wednesday,
July 13, from
9:30 a.m. through noon. Tentatively, the
meeting will be held at the Albuquerque Museum Auditorium at
2000 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 (Meeting location should be finalized before the end of the week).
Quarterly Coordination Meetings
are convened with: 1) representatives of local resettlement agencies;
2) state agencies; 3) local government agencies, and 4) local service
agencies. The purpose of these meetings is to
plan and coordinate the placement of refugees in advance of their
arrival. Secondary objectives include: 1) enhance communication among
agencies serving refugees; 2) identify gaps and overlaps in services
provided to refugees to more effectively use resources; and 3) identify
additional funding sources to enhance services provided to refugees.
The planned agenda is:
0930 – 0950 Introductions and Welcome
0950 – 1000 State Refugee Office: Tashi Gyalkhar
1000 – 1015 Refugee Health Program: Karen Gonzales
1015 – 1035 Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs: Frank Mirabal
1035 – 1045 Break
1045 – 1100 Lutheran Family Services: Kiri Mathsen
1115 – 1130 Catholic Charities: Bea Villegas
1130 – 1140 Highland High School: Rachel White
1140 – 1150 Refugee Mentoring Project: Suha Amer
1150 – 1200 Neighbors United Albuquerque: Larry Buelow
Artesia, NM February 4, 2015
