Transforming Lives, One Child at a Time

Our Mission:

At Refugee Resources, we serve refugee families in Dallas, Texas, sharing the transformative hope of the Gospel by meeting both physical and spiritual needs.

The Reading Circle equips students and their families with foundation literacy skills while fostering meaningful, Christ - centered mentor relationships.

It 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 foundation for lifelong learning.

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My wife and I have been serving at Refugee Resources since January 2025. We were connected to the ministry through a friend of my wife's from work and were immediately drawn in. Since moving to Dallas, we had been looking for ways to serve our community and share the gospel, and Refugee Resources has provided a way to do both.

Since becoming a mentor, I've had the privilege of working with two students, Kofi*and Salai*. I mentored Kofi during my first year at Reading Circle before his family moved to a different neighborhood. Near the beginning of this year, I began teaching Salai.

At first I was nervous about becoming a mentor. I had no previous experience teaching English or reading and worried I would not be the teacher my students needed. I quickly realized that all I needed to do was be a supportive friend and show Christ's love.

One of my favorite examples of Christ's love at Reading Circle is our prayer request time. After we read the day's Bible story and talk about what it means for us, I pray with my students. For both Kofi and Salai, the idea of prayer was very new — they seemed almost embarrassed to ask God for help, guidance, or forgiveness. Over the weeks, I talked about the importance of prayer and how privileged we are to speak with our Savior and the Creator of the universe. By sharing my own requests and consistently asking about their lives, I began to see Kofi and Salai openly bring their struggles, their family life, and their school concerns to the Lord. It has been so encouraging to see Christ's love work through prayer and spiritual community.