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Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA) Peer Mentor (Unpaid)
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- The IRC in NJ’s youth program started in 2012 and works in collaboration with schools and families to overcome barriers and promote the academic and social success of refugee students.
- The trauma of being forced from their homes, prolonged separation from loved ones, displacement, language barriers and poor or lapsed education compounds the academic challenges faced by refugee youth.
- IRC currently works with over 245+ refugee and humanitarian parolee students enrolled in nearly 20 school districts.
- Scope of Work: In July & August 2024, the IRC in New Jersey will host a four-week summer program focusing on English as aSecond Language (ESL) enrichment for refugee youth living in northern New Jersey.
- The Peer Mentor will be a key part of the classroom instructional team and will reinforce English language development with refugee youth in a positive and healing classroom environment.
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