RefugeeWorks is going Higher!
Growth happens right in front our eyes- sometimes extremely
quickly, sometimes at a snail’s pace. Mostly, it happens on a daily basis.
Learning, growing, changing, and maturing. My wife and I are expecting our
first child in July and through a series of sonograms I have delighted in
watching my son go through some of these aforementioned transitions. Like my
son, RefugeeWorks has been in a gestation period and we are about to give birth
to something new and wonderful.
With fifteen years under our belts, RefugeeWorks has learned
a lot, grown in its scope of work, changed to fit the current needs of refugees
and those who support them (recertification programming for instance), and
matured in its ability to train, assist, and hopefully inspire folks. But just
like as my son gets older, at a glance RefugeeWorks will not look the same any
more. However, there are always
identifiable characteristics that remain throughout time.
This spring, RefugeeWorks will become Higher. Higher is a fee-for-service job placement agency that will
support new Americans (refugees and others) to become self-sufficient, build
wealth, and career ladder. We will do this through supporting businesses in
developing workforce solutions and by creating welcoming workplaces through
on-site cultural competence training. We have a new website that will market
new Americans to businesses as a strong, viable workforce, and on-line training
programs to support career advancement. However, we will still support refugee
service providers through training and technical assistance.
On behalf of the Higher
team, we look forward to going through this transition with you. You can start
this journey with us by going to www.higheradvantage.org for more information.
Jonathan Lucus,
Director of Higher
