Welcome to New Routes

“To continue thriving as a nation, the United States must be intentional about weaving newcomers into the fabric of society. How well we integrate immigrants and provide opportunities for all community members has far reaching implications for — and is inextricable from — our nation’s vitality and prosperity”*

* Source: Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees



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Hear women and men in the Latino Fruitvale neighborhood tell their own stories of violence and... Read More

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Here is an excerpt from blog by Abdulkadir Khalif, contributing editor for Age of Autism, about the Somali delegation to the Autism One 2009 conference... Read More
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In June, 2009 Prometheus Radio project engineers joined local community volunteers to build a new production studio for Sagal Radio to better serve the East... Read More
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American Public Media's Public Insight Network in collaboration with Southern California Public Radio (KPCC-FM) wants your help exploring the impact of immigration on families, communities... Read More
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Arianna, Veronica, Tulio, Gustavo, and 16 others tell their stories of violence. The 20 Stories are on a DVD along with a curriculum guide and... Read More
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The Egal Shidad Project's ELL Partner, Susan Bockrath, presented a poster at the IHA Health Literacy Conference May 7-8, 2009. This conference brings together many of... Read More
"When people say community media, they often mean the local news. But at New Routes to Community Health, community media means participatory media," says Karen... Read More
HEARMe and Move had it’s first exercise class for Somali women on Thursday, May 29th. Harpist Susan Ottzen taught a combination of Chi Gong and... Read More
This week, HEARMe partners Hussien Mohamed and Ericka Tucker met for the first time with our summer interns from Clarkston High School. Four high school... Read More
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Hanna Do is an outreach worker at SEAMAAC, Inc. in Philadelphia. Hanna explains how her experience as a Vietnamese refugee continues to strengthen her and motivate her to do meaningful, community-based... Read More
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Social media adoption has been slower among Latinos, but it has been gradually happening in the course of the past few years. More and more US Hispanics and Spanish speakers overseas are familiar wih Facebook, MySpace and other social networking platforms. Read More