Transforming Lives, One Child at a Time

Our mission at Refugee Resources is to empower Dallas-based students and their families by building foundational literacy skills, fostering impactful mentor relationships, and sharing the transformative hope of the Gospel.

The Reading Circle is structured to provide our students with individualized instruction from a consistent weekly mentor/literacy coach. Students are informally assessed by his/her mentor and shared with the student as they progress through the decodable books, oral fluency and leveled readers. Each students’ progress is monitored through the program.

The Preschool Circle is a nurturing, weekly program designed for refugee children ages 2-5. Through themed play and caring mentorship, we build early literacy, math, motor, and school readiness skills — laying the essential foundation for lifelong learning and success.

Through the course of the semester, students develop strong relational ties with mentors, therefore encouraging academic success.

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I was initially introduced to Refugee Resources through an old college roommate while talking about volunteer opportunities around Dallas. Though I had limited extra time in my week between work and other commitments, I knew I wanted to serve somewhere that would be high- impact, somewhere I felt I would truly make a difference. Reading Circle was a perfect fit. International missions and global issues are something I have cared about for a long time, but always felt like I wasn’t in the season of life to affect real change. Spreading the gospel to all people happens every day in our city, and I have the opportunity to participate in a small but important way.

I have been serving at Reading Circle for a little over a year now and it has been a challenging yet rewarding experience. I have worked with three students in that year, with a wide variety of ages and reading levels.