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.

Latest Blog - Sowing Seeds of Joy and Growth

A pound hit the side of my car window. I startled—then laughed in relief as I saw Daw’s smiling face beaming through the glass. Moments later, I was surrounded by Daw and his siblings—Anger, Ashan, Nyabol, Ashuil, and Mobel—along with several other students, all eagerly asking if there was anything they could do to help set up for our End of Summer Celebration. It was a moment that captured so much of what this past year has meant: transformation, trust, and the joy of community.

Daw, the oldest of six children from Sudan, has walked through deep sorrow. After tragically losing their mother, he and his siblings arrived in the US with heavy burdens—but over the months, we’ve watched him grow in confidence and joy. To see him smiling and ready to serve was a beautiful reminder and example of how far so many of our students have come.

That afternoon, we gathered for our celebration—a time to honor students’ hard work and to simply delight in being together. Thanks to the generosity of Eastside Community Church, who graciously hosted our celebration in their space, the kids were able to play games in the gym, laugh loudly, devour dozens of pizzas, and slurp down colorful, sticky Bahama Bucks snow cones. It was a time of joy and community.

-Alysa Marx