Partnership For The Advancement & Immersion Of Refugees

PAIR'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER REFUGEE YOUTH TO NAVIGATE AMERICAN SOCIETY, REACH THEIR ACADEMIC POTENTIAL, AND BECOME COMMUNITY LEADERS.

THE GLOBAL LEARNERS MENTORS MIDDLE REFUGEE STUDENTS THROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, BUILD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND UNDERSTAND AND COMPLETE SCHOOLWORK. THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL MENTORING, INDIVIDUAL MENTORING AND SUMMER SESSIONS, GLOBAL LEARNERS ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN THE UNITED STATES. STUDENTS ACHIEVE A SMOOTHER TRANSITION TO THEIR NEW HOME AND NEW SCHOOL A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN CULTURE. OVER 90 STUDENTS ARE SERVED YEAR-ROUND FROM THREE PARTNER SCHOOL SITES.STUDENTS BUILD POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCHOOL AND INCREASE ACADEMIC COMPETNCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

GLOBAL LEADERS EMPOWERS REFUGEE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR FUTURE AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS NECESSARY TO ATTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. AFTER-SCHOOL GROUP MENTORING PROGRAMS INCLUDE CAREER EXPLORATION AND MENTORSHIP, EMPLOYMENT SKILL BUILDING, AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT US DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM, PARTICIPATE IN STUDENT ELECTIONS, BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND ADULTS AND INCREASE THEIR EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS. GLOBAL LEADERS SERVES OVER 100 YOUTH AT THREE PARTNER HIGH SCHOOL SITES.

GLOBAL SCHOLARS PROVIDES COLLEGE ACCESS CASE MANAGEMENT AND 1-1 MENTORING TO SUPPORT YOUTHPREPARING FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. VOLUNTEER MENTORS ASSIST STUDENTS AS THEY EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR FUTURE AND DEVELOP THE EMPLOYMENT ANDLEADERSHIP SKILLS NECESSARY TO ATTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION AND GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. CASE MANAGERSGUIDE YOUTH THROUGH COMPLETING FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS, PREPARING FOR AND TAKING THE SAT, PREPARING RESUMES AND APPLYING FOR COLLEGE SCHLORSHIPS. 1-1 MENTORING BUILDS ACADEMIC ASPIRATIONS AND PARTICIPANTS' UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR POST-HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES. GLOBAL SCHOLARS STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AT HIGHER RATES THAN THEIR NATIVE-BORN PEERS AT SCHOOL WITH 88% OF STUDENTS MATRICULATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN 2021.

THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM RECRUITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS MENTORS FOR ALL PAIR'S PROGRAMS. THROUGH VOLUNTEER CHAPTERS ESTABLISHED AT RICE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE PROGRAM RECRUITED, PROVIDED BACKGROUND CHECKS, TRAINING, ORIENTATION AND CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 151 VOLUNTEERS IN 2021. MENTORS SERVE IN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP FORMATS, WORKING WITH STUDENTS ON THEIR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS AND ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND PROVIDING CAREER MONITORING AND COLLEGE ACCESS SUPPORT FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM:PAIR'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO CURRENT OR FORMER PAIR STUDENTS IN PAID POSITIONS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL INCOME AND PRIMARY WORK OPPORTUNITIES TO THE UNITED STATES. FORMER STUDENT INTERNS SERVE AS PEER-LEADERS, PROVIDING CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF REFUGEES AMONG PROGRAM STAFF. IN ADDITION, PAIR PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SECOND DAY TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING TO NEWER PROFESSIONALS. IN 2021, 3 STUDENT INTERNS, 3 MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, AND 2 COMMUNITY INTERNS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE INTERSHIP PROGRAM.