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Jeffrey Kirk

5 Success Factors for Refugee Resettlement

I was recently asked to put together a short video that contains 5 success factors for refugee resettlement.  Well, here it is (updated in 2023).  I hope you enjoy it! (originally published 1/24/2013)

Repaying Refugee Airfare

Recently I saw a video on YouTube about refugee repayment of the airfare loan.  It’s a good video, which I have embedded below. There are some comments on the YouTube site, but I am bringing it to this blog because of YouTube’s comment space limitations.  They allow up to 500 characters in a comment and […]

“10 Million To 1” – Spirit FM 90.5 Interview

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jamie Derzypolski of Spirit FM 90.5, in Tampa.  This was aired just days before World Refugee Day 2012.  The interview is nearly a half hour long, full of good information about refugees and resettlement. Just click the play button below to listen… Interview of Jeffrey Kirk […]

Burmese Refugee Reads Dr. Seuss

I was pleased to see this article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper over the weekend: http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/getting-acquainted-with-dr-seuss-ep4dlde-141260183.html It’s about a Burmese refugee named Paw Dow, a Waukesha Literacy Council student, and his tutor, Ed Boss, reading to 2- to 5- year-old children at a day care in Waukesha.  The part that makes this really neat […]

Getting Started with Refugee Resettlement

I was just asked an interesting question…  “I have 5 minutes to talk about refugee resettlement at a Bible study.  What should I be sure to say?” Hmm.  There’s so much that can be said about refugee resettlement.  How do you make an impression in just 5 minutes? Certainly it’s good to know the audience.  In this […]

Consolidating Refugee Resettlement Websites

Welcome!  Perhaps this is your first time here at ResettlementSupport.com.  If you’ve been one of the regulars, then you realize that my attention to this site has dropped since publishing my refugee resettlement how-to book called 10 Million To 1.  Book promotion can certainly chew up a lot of time. Part of the problem has […]

Online Book Launch

This Tuesday, November 29, is the official “online book launch” of 10 Million To 1.  By ordering a copy of the book from Amazon on this date you will be joining many others.  Together we can make an impact by creating a spike in sales. I am in the midst of a nationwide publicity campaign.  […]

“10 Million To 1” – Toginet Interview

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed on Toginet, Internet Talk Radio, regarding the release of the new refugee resettlement how-to book, 10 Million To 1.  Just click the play button below to listen in… Interview of Jeffrey Kirk regarding new book Just a reminder.  If you’d like to pick up a copy of the […]

World Humanitarian Day: People helping people

World Humanitarian Day: People helping people Humanitarian aid workers around the world honour the sacrifice and devotion to duty that mark their work on behalf of the world’s neediest people. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency Ethiopia In Ethiopia, UNHCR has deployed an emergency team to the Gode area, some 250 kilometres north of the […]

Latest Refugee Camp News

Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Camp Unable to Accomodate the Growing Need But even at Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee settlement comprised of three separate camps and now home to almost 400000 Somalis, there is not enough space or supplies to meet the growing demand. People wait with bags in a food queue at the. … Read […]