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Kerri Evans

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October 17, 2023

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Name: Kerri Evans
Email: kerrieva@umbc.edu

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Dr. Evans publised article in Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance

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Dr. Evans published an article on adaptations that nonprofits made to adequately sere Rohingya (a stateless Muslim minority who have faced institutionalized discrimination and ethnic cleansing in Myanmar) who arrived to the US as unaccompanied refugee minors in foster care. Using data  from ten focus groups with 23 service providers, we provide recommendations and best practices in nonprofit management and preparation for the next time the US resettles youth who are part of a cultural/ethnic group that is new to the URM Program. The challenges that foster care programs faced in welcoming Rohingya youth included: difficulty securing interpretation services, obstacles in providing adequate training to staff and foster parents prior to resettlement, and challenges in delivery of mental health services. The results show that service providers suggest future resettlement of new populations: use a geographic cohort model, supplement cultural orientation, and increase alternative mental health programming.

Citation: Evans, K., Deshwal, S., Diebold, K., Husfloen, T., & Ferguson, H. (2023). Changing the way nonprofits prepare: Lessons learned from early resettlement of Rohingya Unaccompanied Refugee Minors. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance.  https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2023.2260434

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