Transforming Lives, One Child at a Time

Our mission at Refugee Resources is to empower Dallas-based students and their families by building foundational literacy skills, fostering impactful mentor relationships, and sharing the transformative hope of the Gospel.

The Reading Circle is structured to provide our students with individualized instruction from a consistent weekly mentor/literacy coach. Students are informally assessed by his/her mentor and shared with the student as they progress through the decodable books, oral fluency and leveled readers. Each students’ progress is monitored through the program.

Through the course of the semester, students develop strong relational ties with mentors, therefore encouraging academic success.

Latest Blog - When God Has a Different Plan

When I first started Reading Circle, I had grand aspirations of being paired with one student, building a friendship, investing in that student’s life, and being there to support them long term. As often happens in life, God had different plans for my Reading Circle journey.

My first student only lasted one month in the program, and the second for four months. After that, I worked with a student for three months and then six months. I am currently working with my fifth student and have been with him for three months. I never thought this would be the path God would take me on. Although I knew all of these students stopped the program for valid reasons, I definitely became discouraged with the turnover rate, and struggled with feelings of frustration.