This training will review U.S. health care coverage options and health-related benefits, including the initial domestic medical screening available to newcomers.

This foundational systems knowledge will help providers support newcomers in accessing health care services that align with their strengths and needs.

Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions of a panel composed of qualified experts on this topic.

Wednesday, October 19 from 1-2:30 p.m. CT

Barriers, Opportunities, & Resources

Switchboard, in partnership with Jobversity, is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar open to all refugee service providers, whether working at state agencies, resettlement agencies or affiliates, or other organizations.

This webinar will discuss specific barriers and opportunities facing Afghans with professional backgrounds as they seek meaningful career pathways and employment.

Wednesday, October 12 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Where: MPI Europe Webinar

SPEAKERS

Claudia Spinelli, Policy Analyst, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Jürgen Wander, Program Manager, For an Inclusive Labor Market Program, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, the Netherlands

Tomasz Pactwa, Director, Projects and Social Affairs Department, City of Warsaw

MODERATOR

Jasmijn Slootjes, Senior Policy Analyst, MPI Europe

With millions fleeing war-torn Ukraine, questions about how to effectively promote migrant integration are again front and center. Integration policy is often forged in the heat of crises and led by political priorities, with limited resources devoted to making improvements along the way. As a result, lessons from promising innovations that tend to emerge particularly during crises often get lost. Understanding what works, under which conditions, and how to use this knowledge is crucial to design effective policies. Failure to embrace an evidence culture in migrant integration may come at a high human, financial, and societal cost for not only migrants, but also for governments and host societies. 

This webinar, organized as part of the HORIZON SPRING project on Sustainable Practices on Integration, will bring together experts and policymakers to examine the state of the field and promising innovations that facilitate an evidence culture in migrant integration, particularly in contexts marked by uncertainty and limited resources, such as the current effort to integrate displaced Ukrainians. The discussion will spotlight projects that demonstrate how an evidence culture can be leveraged to benefit migrant integration policymaking, including from the frontline reception of Ukrainian refugees. 

The webinar marks the publication of a policy brief that maps out the state of play of an evidence culture in migrant integration and identifies obstacles and promising steps policymakers at EU and national levels could take. It also previews the launch of a toolkit that will help policymakers and practitioners in their efforts to embed an evidence culture in migrant integration.

This year’s Immigration Law and Policy Conference organized by the Migration Policy Institute, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and the Georgetown University Law Center, will be a hybrid event on September 20, transmitted online for virtual audiences and open to a select number of in-person attendees in Washington, DC.

The conference will feature fresh, thoughtful policy and legal analysis, and discussion of some of the top immigration issues by leading government officials, attorneys, policymakers, researchers, advocates, and other experts.

Registration is $30 for online attendees and $85 for in-person attendees.

Learn about and discuss refugee resettlement through the lens of faith.

Any and all faith-based groups are invited so we can ensure Kansas City is a city of hospitality and welcome for all who come here.