Refugee Dream Center

Refugee Dream Center Mission
The Refugee Dream Center is established to create opportunities within the refugee community to facilitate their resettlement process in the U.S.

Healthcare Education & Orientation Program

The Refugee Dream Center, Inc. provides education and cultural orientation on healthcare. This summer, the Center is engaged in offering basic healthcare education to refugee families from different countries of origin. The program focuses on primary care operations, mental health and cultural barriers such as stigma and idioms of distress. Refugees are taught about dietary processes, dental services, importance of keeping doctor’s appointments, not sharing medication, continuity in taking medication as prescribed, exercise, and general coping tools for stress and adjustment related issues. Youth Role Modelling Program: Refugee Youth Dream

This program focuses primarily on targeting teens and young adults. Refugee youth are specifically faced with a number of challenges due to acculturation pressure and educational gaps. The Refugee Youth Dream program engages such youth in meaningful activities geared towards improving their social functioning skills, prevent truancy, enhance entrance into college, prevent gangs and gang-related violence, and receive mentorship. These activities include the utilization of speeches, poetry, music, field trips, and art to inspire young people towards achieving. Youth are also supported in school and homework related needs. Refugee Adult Literacy & Job Readiness

This program includes training refugee adults in English as a Second Language (ESL), job and interview skills training, cultural enhancement training, training in basic computer skills, and referrals for supportive services including employment prospects, housing, and related social service needs. Refugee Dream Center offers interpreting in a wide range of languages via Refugee Interpreting Services, LLC. http://www.refugeeinterpretingservices.com

Last week, Refugee Dream Center hosted Bristol County Savings Bank while they presented to the International Women's Gro...
10/28/2025

Last week, Refugee Dream Center hosted Bristol County Savings Bank while they presented to the International Women's Group about different banking topics, such as financing options, building credit, and how to avoid scams.

Refugee Dream Center, along with founder Dr. Omar Bah, were recently highlighted in Ocean State Stories. Dr. Bah told re...
10/23/2025

Refugee Dream Center, along with founder Dr. Omar Bah, were recently highlighted in Ocean State Stories. Dr. Bah told reporter G. Wayne Miller, "center staff and clients experience a combination of factors of fear. Staff sometimes are afraid, as are the community members, the clients that we serve. They were especially afraid when the new policies started but now people are freeing up a little bit and have started coming again.” Please read the full article at the link below:
https://www.oceanstatestories.org/r-i-centers-serving-refugees-and-immigrants-continue-their-work-under-new-trump-policies/

10/23/2025

Refugee Dream Center prioritizes the prompt acquisition of the English language by our community members. We take pride in providing three distinct ESOL classes: from 10am to 12pm for advanced beginners, from 12pm to 2pm for low beginners, and from 2pm to 4pm for mid-level learners, available on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

One of the valuable members of our community needs your help. ICE agents and their master, Donald Trump, continue to cau...
10/20/2025

One of the valuable members of our community needs your help. ICE agents and their master, Donald Trump, continue to cause havoc in our communities. A client of our center, and beloved Mauritanian community member, Mamadou, was arrested by ICE on Tuesday. He has since been detained without access to a lawyer. Mamadou's situation is heartbreaking because he was building a wonderful life in the US, working hard and staying out of trouble. Please donate and share with anyone who cares to help save Mamadou from Deportation. At Refugee Dream Center, we strongly oppose the kidnapping of the valuable members of our community who make their city a better place. There is no place in Providence for fear and hate. Mamadou is an asylum-seeker from Mauritania who works as a Cart Attendant at Walmart. He is deeply involved in his local masjid and the Providence refugee community as a member of Refugee Dream Center. He is constantly helping those in need in our community - in fact, when ICE kidnapped Mamadou, he was dropping an elderly neighbor at a local bakery. We are raising funds so that Mamadou can secure legal counsel and phone calls with his family while in ICE detention. Please donate at the link below, and spread the word if you can!
https://chuffed.org/project/freemamadou

10/20/2025

Today, Refugee Dream Center held our monthly Journey to Health session, with this months topic being lead safety. The Journey to Health Program is designed to empower refugees to improve and maintain their physical, mental, and social well-being through practical health education topics in a relaxed and culturally sensitive environment.

NEWS ALERT: Today, we call on you to help. We are sad to inform you that on Tuesday, October 14th, ICE kidnapped one of ...
10/17/2025

NEWS ALERT: Today, we call on you to help. We are sad to inform you that on Tuesday, October 14th, ICE kidnapped one of our clients, a beloved community member, Mamadou, after racially profiling and temporarily detaining several members of his household. Mamadou is an asylum-seeker from Mauritania who works as a Cart Attendant at Walmart. He is deeply involved in his local masjid and the Providence refugee community as a member of Refugee Dream Center. He is constantly helping those in need in our community - in fact, when ICE kidnapped Mamadou, he was dropping an elderly neighbor at a local bakery. We are raising funds so that Mamadou can secure legal counsel and phone calls with his family while in ICE detention. Please donate at the link below, and share if you can!
https://chuffed.org/project/freemamadou

Refugee Dream Center is extremely appreciative for the team at Pages Past Perimeters for stopping by the office today to...
10/14/2025

Refugee Dream Center is extremely appreciative for the team at Pages Past Perimeters for stopping by the office today to donate over 400 books! Thank you the gift of reading!

Refugee Dream Center will be closed today in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Indigenous peoples and political ref...
10/13/2025

Refugee Dream Center will be closed today in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Indigenous peoples and political refugees share stories of strength, survival, and the right to self-determination. This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, donate to organizations uplifting these communities through justice, education, and empowerment. If you can donate, you may do so at the link below:
https://www.mightycause.com/donate/Refugee-Dream-Center

10/10/2025

ESOL class is one of the most important services we offer at Refugee Dream Center. Led by dedicated volunteers, learning English is often the first step a new community member takes towards achieving self-sufficiency. If you are interested in volunteering, please email info@refugeedreamcenter.org or call 401-300-0544.

Meet Jake, Refugee Dream Center’s Community Outreach Coordinator. After reaching his one year mark with our organization...
10/09/2025

Meet Jake, Refugee Dream Center’s Community Outreach Coordinator. After reaching his one year mark with our organization, one thing Jake is most fond about is all the different kinds of people he gets to meet - from staff, community members, and volunteers, all of whom come from different backgrounds with stories to tell. In his role, he’s most proud of being relied on in various areas, as he’s quick to take action and lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it. He’s grown tremendously from posting on social media pages for RDC, to becoming more directly involved in the community through organizing food pantry distribution, coordinating filling out bus passes, and recruiting volunteers. As we celebrate his one year mark at RDC, we would like to take a moment to express gratitude for all the dedication and commitment Jake has put forth so far.

In September, RDC Youth Coordinator Night Jean Muhingabo partnered with Colorful Lineup to take some of the youth surfin...
10/03/2025

In September, RDC Youth Coordinator Night Jean Muhingabo partnered with Colorful Lineup to take some of the youth surfing in America for the very first time! We also thank them for donating the wet suits that were used. True joy was brought to their faces, and we are happy to have such a valuable partnership.

Please join us for a visual and narrative exploration of refugee resettlement at 6:30 PM on Friday October 10th at 64 Co...
10/03/2025

Please join us for a visual and narrative exploration of refugee resettlement at 6:30 PM on Friday October 10th at 64 College Street in Providence at the list art building room 225 (Brown University). We are so thankful for the hard working group of students who have been working on this project for over a year. All proceeds and donations will benefit the refugee dream center. See you there!

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747 Broad Street
Providence, RI
02907

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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