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.

The Preschool Circle is a nurturing, weekly program designed for refugee children ages 2-5. Through themed play and caring mentorship, we build early literacy, math, motor, and school readiness skills — laying the essential foundation for lifelong learning and success.

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

Latest Blog - An Unexpected Blessing

In light of Thanksgiving, I've taken time to count all the ways the Lord has blessed me this past year. Getting married, stepping into my young adult life in Dallas, meeting new friends, and spending sweet moments with family are all memories I hold dearly as 2025 closes and the New Year approaches. But this list of blessings—both big and small—would be incomplete without naming my sweet mentee at Refugee Resources, Kadija*.

My husband and I were connected to Refugee Resources through a work friend when we moved to Dallas, and we began serving as mentors together in January 2025. I carried so many thoughts and worries about what this relationship would look like. Would I have the right words? Would I be able to offer the wisdom, patience, and care Kadija needed? Yet despite the nerves, I met Kadija in our very first week attending the program. Her sweet giggle immediately put me at ease, and we bonded quickly over our shared love of shopping and our families.

During our very first class together, we read the story in Mark 4 about Jesus calming the storm. The disciples are terrified as the waves rise around them, unsure if Jesus even cares about their fears. But when He wakes, He rebukes the wind and speaks to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”—and everything becomes calm.