Newcomers' Network
Jean Jones
3647 Market St.
Clarkston, GA 30021
404-299-6217
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Newcomers' Network provides a broad range of services to over 1200 refugees per
year, primarily women and children in the metro Atlanta area through two community
centers in areas heavily impacted by the influx of refugees and immigrants. The
agency was started in 1986 to help newly arrived refugee families meet their child
care needs so parents could find employment and become self sufficient. Services and
programs include health and safety workshops, child care training, employment
classes, citizenship classes for elderly refugees, and after-school programs.
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Our Mission
"Newcomers' Network is dedicated to helping refugee/immigrant women and children
regain self-sufficiency through education, economic opportunities and direct
support."
History
"Newcomers' Network, Inc. began in 1986 as the Refugee Child Care
Assistance Project (RCCAP) of Save the Children Child Care Support Center (STC/CCSC).
RCCAP's primary goal was to train refugee women to open a child care business in
their homes. As we worked with and came to know many refugee families, a myriad
of other needs became apparent. As broader programs for women and children were
added, RCCAP evolved into the Refugee Program and in 1996 became known as
Newcomers' Network. On October 1, 1997, Newcomers' Network, Inc. became an
independent community-based organization operating at two Refugee Community Centers
in metro Atlanta. The centers are located in Clarkston and Chamblee,
neighborhoods with the largest concentration of refugees in the state of
Georgia. Most of Newcomers' Network staff are refugees and speak several
languages." |
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