Supporting Bhutanese Community Leadership and Health Initiatives

The Research Network continues to assist Bhutanese next-generation leaders by helping college students win scholarships that will reinforce the Montagnard Association’s initiative to improve mental health awareness, information, and education to families from refugee backgrounds. Our ability to overlap and complement funded service projects and other Montagnard Association programs means greater likelihood of positive community […]

One Year After Our Successful Community Research Symposium …

One year after our community research symposium at UNCG’s School of Education, meaningful progress continues to unfold. The connections and conversations sparked during the Symposium have grown into wide-reaching ripple effects across sectors and communities. Impacts: The symposium led to immediate collaborations and outreach partnerships—linking academic researchers with community organizations and deepening shared understanding. Medium-term results […]

Letters to the Editor

The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is a report required by the IRS as a condition of a public-serving hospital’s continuednonprofit status. For many decades, Cone Health has been a provider to newcomer residents of refugee and immigrant origin. Unfortunately, no reference to them appears in their last (2022) report even though their special health […]

Supporting the Afghan Community in North Carolina

Following the 2024 Symposium, the Research Network has continued to provide support and technical assistance to the Afghan community, which is in the process of formalizing the North Carolina Afghan Association. Afghan Community in the News: Triad City Beat and NextCity, July 19, 2024 How Montagnard Refugees Are Helping a New Wave of Afghans Resettle […]