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To encourage the programs activities, we will include:

Facilitators:

Utilize partnerships with accredited occupational therapy programs for students participation

Local health professionals in the community (social workers, psychologist, primary health providers, specialist on government programs)

These individuals will give mini presentations on their individual roles and responsibilities on how they can help ease transition and will provide contact information at the end

Consumers: Immigrants & Refugees

Location: Will vary among different community centers in large meeting rooms based on reservation (Public libraries, city hall, or surrounding area)

Program will utilize a longstanding website to keep followers informed

The program will utilize onsite facility safety kits

Program will utilize fliers within the used facility, social media, and post in variety of public places

Will provide attendees with “a welcome pack” including the following:

1 notebook, a pen, and a information brochure of community resources

The program will start with 30 of each

Financial:

Utilize TOTF research grants based in Texas ($5,000 for the first 6 months) (TOTFadm1917, 2021)

Donations from the community to assist with any additional cost

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Once the program is completed, we expect that each individual who participated will gain the following:

Self confidence to obtain support in services around the community

Support in trauma exposure, post migration stressors on health, and decrease discrimination bias from OTPs

Increased understanding of individual backgrounds and building trust amongst the community members around

Increased knowledge of health services and what the community has to provide to the members

Completion of 1 session per month for a total of six months

Participants will complete tasks outlined at the beginning of program they wish to achieve prior to end date (at least 5 goals)

Participants will need to complete at least 75% of personal goals outlined