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A virtual caseworker providing personal ongoing support and resources when you need it most.
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The challengeExpansion in global resettlement threatens to strain current global resources
During 2015, UNHCR referred 134,000 refugees for resettlement, a 29 per cent increase from 2014 and the highest such number in about two decades.
IncreasingNeeds
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The challengeIn the U.S., nine private agencies provide reception and placement services for refugees
Community connection Consultation Case
distribution Placement Support Evaluation
In transition Re-settlement Post settlement
ChallengesRefugees often wait in camps for years.
VolAgs work with refugees for only 90 days.
After initial 90 days refugee services greatly diminish
Types of support required
Literacy, language, job skills, documentation services
Complementary functional learning, job matching
Continued language and functional learning, vocational training, community
Current Voluntary Agency (VolAg) process
Current process challenges
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Our proposed solution - HomeFluent
Our reception and placement services
1. Refugee reception resources: Provides 24/7 access to key resources and information, leverages partnerships (like Duolingo, Kiva, Mint) to create an ecosystem of tailored services to achieve self-sufficiency.
2. Case management: A CRM system for VolAgs providing daily information on the progress and needs of their specific cases.
3. Community readiness: Help families and communities before resettlement.
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Learning + Work/OpportunityReception and placement needs
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Our initial focus - 80% of resettlementsRefugee resettlement communities in North America
HomeFluent will initially focus on refugee resettlement communities in the North America, which account for 80% of resettlements
US agencies do a good job at enabling to the extent they have the resources to keep up with need. However, demand for resources is on the rise.
International resettlement communities also provide a potential to scale in the future. 2015 North American admitted
refugees: US, 66,500 | CAN 20,000
Total Resettled Refugees
US + CAN Other
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This is our teamOperators and advisors with experience at leading organizations
Experience: Founder, Social Media
+ Online Marketing Consultancy for social change organizations
12+ years in CSR + nonprofit space
8 years experience in building online communities + enabling them to move to action
Education: B.A., Business
Administration, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Elana LeoniExecutive MBA 2017
Jacob KislevitzExecutive MBA 2017
Experience: Consultant,
environmental social governance (ESG)
10+ years of international experience in ESG working in nonprofits, fortune 100 companies, and management consultancies.
Education: MPhil. Comparative
Politics, Oxford University
B.A., Political Science, Brown University
Chijioke EmenikeExecutive MBA 2017
Experience: Consultant, Financial
analysis and strategic planning
13+ years in Investment Management and Private Equity
7+ years application systems design and implementation
Education: B.S., Computer
Science and B.S., Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dinesh Kumar, PhDExecutive MBA 2017
Experience: Serial entrepreneur and
start-up advisor 10+ years in product
development in medical devices industry
Committed to improving quality of life through use of technology
10+ patents and 30+ publications
Education: Ph.D. and MA Electrical
and Computer Engineering, University of Iowa
B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra
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