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2) "Welcome to the United
States: A Guidebook for Refugees"
Third Edition (2004)
Prepared by the Center for Applied Linguistics, Cultural Orientation Resource
Center, Washington, DC
"Welcome to the United States: A Guidebook for Refugees gives refugees
being resettled in the United States general in the United States general
information about what to expect and what services are available to them during
their first months in the country. The guide aims to help these refugees develop
realistic expectations about employment, education, health care, and other
aspects of life in the United States."
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3) "Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New
Immigrants"
U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, Office of Citizenship, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS), 2005
Designed for new
permanent residents and the organizations that serve, "Welcome to the
United States" contains practical information to help immigrants settle
into everyday life in the United States, as well as basic civics information
that will introduce new immigrants to the U.S. system of government.
*Hard copies available in English and Spanish
** Online copies available in 11 languages
here
***If you are unable to download and print from www.uscis.gov, you may
request a hardcopy packet (limit one) from NEABLE by ordering through our
bodega request form (please indicate language when asked for quantity).
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4) "Money Smart: An Adult
Education Program"
Produced by the FDIC
Money Smart is
helpful resource put out by the FDIC. It is available in both English and Spanish.
It contains several modules as well as very good instructions for how to use
the site. It keeps track of where the learner is in the curriculum, and lends
itself to the learner working through the modules at whatever pace is
comfortable and being able to leave and come back in at any point. MoneySmart
is available both online and in the form of a CD-ROM. Both can be accessed
from: http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/mscbi/mscbi.html
*We have a limited quantity of the CD-ROMs available, please limit to one
request per program!
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5) "Hands on Banking" CD-ROM
Developed by Wells Fargo
Available online at:
www.handonbanking.org (English and Spanish)
*3 CD-ROMs available
**Includes curriculum for individual and classroom/community groups
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6) "Community Connections - Education for Involved Communities"
A
Curriculum for English Literacy/Civics Education
Developed
by the Adult Learning Resource Center, Des Plaines, IL
Curriculum
Developers - Carolyn Bohlman, Laura Martin, Catherine Porter
Illustrator - Nan Waterstreet
Project
Director - Sue Barauski
Community Connections - Education for Involved Communites is composed of Lesson Plans, a Classroom
Picture Set and a Flashcard Picture Set.
The Lessons Plans, Classroom Picture Set and Flashcard Picture Set may
be requested separately through the Bodega.
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7) "Your guide to paying off your PIPP balance"
Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel - Residential Utility Consumer Advocate
From brochure:
"The PIPP (Percentage of Income Payment Plan) allows income-eligible customers to pay a percentage of their income towards their monthly natural gas bill yearround. Any remaining account balance is carried over each month and the amount owed continues to accumulate."
*Information on other consumer related issues are available through the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel at www.pickocc.org
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8) "Guidelines For Teachers"
2002 Spring Institute for Intercultural learning
Includes guidelines for:
- Active Listening
- Guest Speakers
- Discovery Learning
- Field Trips
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9) "USCRI Healthy Living Toolkit"
U.S. Commitee for Refugees and Immigrants - www.refugees.org
Includes information on: Communicable Diseases; Respitory Diseases; Nutrition Related Diseases; Maternal and Child Health; and Health Care
Available on CD-R in:
- Arabic
- Bosnian
- Burmese
- English
- Farsi (Persian)
- French
- Haitian Creole
- Hmong
- Karen
- Kirundi
- Russian
- Somali
- Spanish
- Swahili
- Vietnamese
Or by download at:
http://www.refugees.org/article.aspx?id=1854
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10) "Madison Heights" - *OUT OF STOCK*
INTELECOM Intelligent Communications
Free support material available online at
http://www.intelecom.org/ilrn/adulted/madison/mhpage.asp
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11) "Life as a Citizen"
New Readers Press (2002)
"Life as a Citizen provides an overview of
some key roles and duties of a U.S.
citizen. Many topics apply to any
resident of the U.S.,
whether a citizen or not. This material
can serve as a curriculum framework for a class (or mini-course) on civic
participation as well as a stimulus for discussions, writing activities, and
individual or group community-based projects."
Includes a copy of Tips for Using Life as a Citizen
*Limited quantity available
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12) "Strategies for Naturalizing the Most Vulnerable Applicants - A Guide to Helping Refugees and Immigrants Who Are Elderly, Disabled, Low-Income, Low-Literate, and Limited English Proficiency"
A Guide by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc (February, 2008)
http://www.cliniclegal.org
Available online @ http://www.cliniclegal.org/Refugee/Docs/Natzhandbook.pdf
*If you are unable to download and print from www.cliniclegal.org, you may
request a hardcopy packet (limit one) from the Northeast ABLE Resource Center by ordering through our
bodega request form.
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13) "Fire Safety Literacy Kit"
From the Home Safety Council and ProLiteracy Worldwide
*Great information and resources on Fire and Home Safety are available for download in English and Spanish through the Home Safety Council's website at www.homesafetycouncil.org
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14) "Office of the Ohio Consumers' Council Multilingual Resources"
Available in Spanish:
1. Consumer Assistance Handbook
2. Utility Questions brochure
3. Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) brochure
4. Office of Consumer Affairs brochure
*Information
on other consumer related issues are available in English and Spanish
through the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel at www.pickocc.org
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