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 The North Carolina Peace Corps Association
           "Bringing the World Back Home"

2010 Peace Prize Celebration

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U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Raleigh receives
2010 North Carolina Peace Prize

North Carolina Peace Corps Association presented its 2010 NC Peace Prize to U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Raleigh on Sunday, February 28, 2010. The prize is a hand-thrown Seagrove vase, and includes a cash award of $1,000.

USCRI Raleigh has helped more than 600 refugees from Burma, Eritrea, Somalia, Vietnam, Cuba, DRC, Iran, Iraq, Sudan and Columbia rebuild their lives in the Triangle area since its inception in 2007. Refugees arrive having fled war and persecution; many were warehoused in refugee camps for decades and must quickly adjust to a new way of life in the United States. USCRI Raleigh helps refugees through this adjustment and assists them as they become contributing members of the Triangle community, where it is possible to dream of a hopeful future for themselves and their children. USCRI Raleigh acts to meet the immediate basic needs of refugees first arriving in the Triangle area, to assist them in obtaining early employment and achieving self-sufficiency, and to nurture community integration. USCRI Raleigh works in collaboration with state and local partners to provide case management, employment assistance, family support services, cultural orientation workshops and English language training.

USCRI Raleigh encourages community involvement through areas such as the Welcome Home Project which enables groups and individuals to set-up apartments for arriving refugees; the family mentoring program; the acculturation workshop series; and the procurement of items needed by newly arrived families, such as linens, toiletries and winter coats. USCRI Raleigh strives to engage the local community in the resettlement process to give local North Carolinians an opportunity to get to know and appreciate the gifts of their new refugee neighbors and foster lifelong relationships within the community.