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The idea I have is to help incorporate labor work jobs in their lives. I would like to use the grant money to have a resume workshop, where food and drinks will be there. I would make it a network event where other companies are there looking for people they can use in their lives. Before this network event, I would help refugees and make a resume and try and find clothes for them to wear to interview. This would help them make their way into the world and help find a starting position for a job.

 

My idea for the grant proposal is to have a high school work program with LIRS and offer a scholarship to an individual in the program. The scholarship would help pay for classes and books which are very expensive now a days. High School students would learn leadership skills, open their eyes to all walks of life. LIRS works with refugees, children, and migrants to ensure they are protected and welcomed into local communities throughout the United States. Targeting high school students would benefit the LIRS by growing the brand to the youth of America. High school students are already looking to build their resume for colleges what better than to help people in their local community. LIRS works with immigrants who are children, high school student maybe able to relate and communicate with them in different ways than adults.

LRIS has a focus on the acceptance and safe integration of immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees into communities; they make sure to point out the humanity and need for compassion these people hold and deserve to have recognized. I believe that to that end a community meet and greet day would be useful. A simple event at which there would be light refreshments, possibly from varied cultures (budget and feasibility dependent), with information boards on both US culture and the cultures of those LIRS serves (the predominant ones at least). These would each have a snack or drink near them, and people could go to them to sample the food, learn/be inspired by the info boards, and speak to each other to better understand their differences and similarities. The event would host advocates and LIRS members, those they serve, and community members who want to learn about these people. It would be a chance to dispel some of the negativity or dehumanizing rhetoric or assumptions people may have about immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. This would also give an opportunity to forge friendships and community ties to make the transition easier for those entering the US. It could also be made into a yearly event fairly easily.

For my grant proposal, I would like to partner up with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service to connect refugees and immigrants with the outdoors. LIRS vision is to allowed refugees to be, “empowered in a world of just and welcoming communities statement.” This will help to connect them with Baltimore’s community, as well as familiarize them with the area. While providing for refugees is of utmost important, time to relax is important for mental health. The $1,500 dollars would go towards equipment, whether that is sports related (such as baseball bats) or kayaks for exploring the inner harbor. This equipment would last long term and would be beneficial. Stevenson athletes could even get involved to come play with families and children in their respective sport.

 

 

The idea that I had for my grant proposal is to provide a sponsorship between Asylee Women’s Enterprise (AWE) and Proctor and Gamble Company (P&G). Specifically, a sponsorship with P&G’s women hygienic products, since they are a major supplier. The women who are coming to AWE need assistance and one of the things we could offer them are hygienic products. This could include women’s mensuration products and could even go as far as providing products for expecting mothers. The first step is to reach out to P&G to see if they can provide a sponsorship. The purpose of receiving grant money is to build a “giving closet” in AWE where women can come and take whatever supplies they need.

According to LIRS website, they help refugees with economic empowerment. Which helps them with work opportunities and training programs. For my grant idea, I’d like to have a coding session for refugees and other migrants that are interested in a career in IT and other technology industries of the like. We could teach the basics of programming, and other IT fundamentals. This could help the individuals with building knowledge and skills for a job in the technology industry. I believe this is a great thing to do because the technology industry, unlike other industries, do not require a four year undergraduate degree in order to get a job. This way, incoming refugees and migrants who are interested in a career in technology, they do not need to necessarily go to school for it. Our programming basics session could be the beginning of a career in technology.

My idea for the grant proposal is a yearly employment program for young teens, preferably those in high school. Working with LIRS, these teens can work/volunteer to help coordinate and run events or programs within LIRS. The goal of this project is to bring about more awareness for their cause, while also educating young minds about what it takes to run an organization like LIRS. This proposal can be run yearly, having students help throughout the year, or have two groups of students help, alternating at the half point of the year. This event could possibly be extended to college students as well, helping during the Winter and Summer while high school students work with LIRS during the Fall and spring. The reason I chose High school students as the primary audience is to help them develop leadership and team skills that will help them, both in their college years and in their future endeavors, the grant money would go towards keeping the students involved, transporting them, etc. However, this program could also be held during each summer, and we could potentially pay the students a stipend to work, building up their resumé with a job opportunity or treat it as an internship.