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​NEWCOMER SHARING

El Cajon Collaborative recognizes the daily struggles newcomers face after moving to our community. The Collaborative is an active member of the San Diego Refugee Forum, supporting agencies and services that assist immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. If you are interested in participating contact Carol Lewis, ECC Coordinator at [email protected].  
Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. For a link to the virtual meeting, please email Carol at the above address.

SDRF Chair: Christiana Lawrence, World Relief
SDRF Vice Chair: Ilona Borunova, International Rescue Committee 
SDRF Secretary: Christina Kaufman, Resident
SDRF Treasurer/Membership: Camille Zombro, Grossmont/Cuyamaca Community College
     

El Cajon Collaborative Chairs 2023 & 2024 World Refugee Day Celebration

2023 saw the return of our World Refugee Day Celebration to a live event. These past two years we celebrated at Cuyamaca College with over 40 resource tables, entertainment from Haiti, Ukraine, Mexico, and Burma, with fun crafts and activities for the family. Over 200 participated each year's event. We hope you will join us for our 2025 event in June. Thank you to our sponsors: Cuyamaca College, Public Consulting Group, HHSA East Region, Molina Healthcare, and HHSA-AIS and Feeding San Diego. See more about the event at: www.sdrefugeeforum.org

2024 World Refugee Day

​2023 World Refugee Day

Enjoy 2020's virtual world refugee day celebration

Following the guidelines of the Center for Disease Control, The San Diego Refugee Forum's 2020 World Refugee Day Celebration was held virtually. Over 1,200 participated in the Facebook Live event with an
additional 5,000 views on Facebook. El Cajon Collaborative chaired the committee of this event and we were thrilled to work with other amazing organizations who serve our refugee population. 

View our virtual event on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDPvhIuAzQQ&t=583s