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

On Monday, RDC was visited by The Rashi School to learn more about refugees and the challenges they face. They spoke wit...
01/15/2026

On Monday, RDC was visited by The Rashi School to learn more about refugees and the challenges they face. They spoke with community members and staff about what makes a refugee a refugee, and got to hear about their experiences.

RDC founder Dr. Omar Bah’s life and work are the focus of Unbowed, a new documentary that traces his journey to Rhode Is...
01/13/2026

RDC founder Dr. Omar Bah’s life and work are the focus of Unbowed, a new documentary that traces his journey to Rhode Island and the founding of the Refugee Dream Center. The film, a longitudinal documentation, follows pivotal years in his life and highlights the urgent realities facing refugees and immigrants today. The film is airing Friday on Rhode Island’s Ocean State Media/RI PBS, and was directed by Mae Gammino and David H. Wells. Read the full MovieMaker Magazine article at the link below:
https://www.moviemaker.com/omar-bah-unbowed-mae-gammino-david-helfer-wells/

01/13/2026

On Friday, The Refugee Dream Center youth program attended the Oasis International youth celebration. The youth socialized, planned out their goals and visions for their future, and got a chance to speak with Providence Mayor, Mayor Brett Smiley. MENTOR Rhode Island

Thank you to Providence Councilor Juan Pichardo for taking the time to visit us last month. We truly appreciate your sup...
01/08/2026

Thank you to Providence Councilor Juan Pichardo for taking the time to visit us last month. We truly appreciate your support of refugees and the Refugee Dream Center, and the important work we do in our community.

01/07/2026

Our ESOL program at Refugee Dream Center supports adult refugees across Rhode Island as they build confidence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing English. With the support of ESOL professionals and volunteers, classes focus on practical language skills, job readiness, and U.S. civics—empowering students toward self-sufficiency and opportunity.

12/24/2025

This holiday season, Sanctuary Church showed what community care looks like—donating hundreds of hygiene and toiletry bags to support refugees with dignity and love and sharing a prayer afterwards. Thank you so much for this massive donation when our families need them the most!

Thank you to Shawn from Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island for personally going shopping and donating food t...
12/24/2025

Thank you to Shawn from Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island for personally going shopping and donating food to our food pantry before the holidays.

We thank our partner Beautiful Day for dropping off some halal granola for our community members, and giving many of the...
12/19/2025

We thank our partner Beautiful Day for dropping off some halal granola for our community members, and giving many of them their first chance at employment in the U.S.

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747 Broad Street
Providence, RI
02907

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

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