The Rewards and the Challenges
Despite the tragedies that brought refugees to our door, the Refugee Development Center is a remarkably hopeful and cheerful place. This is because refugees know we believe in them, and because they know education is the only way to a better life.
With each new lesson, refugees gain the energy and confidence they must have to start over in this country. That said, bringing refugees the resources they need comes at a substantial cost.
Please consider the following sponsorship opportunities as they are open to anyone wanting to change the world, one person at a time.
Sponsorship Opportunities
| Your Contribution of: | Provides |
| $10,000 | A four week summer camp for 50 students (the camp focuses on literacy and school readiness so children are prepared to enter the school system in the fall) |
| $10,000 | Health insurance for all RDC staff |
| $5,000 | Two months of crisis intervention and referral assistance for RDC drop-in clients |
| $5,000 | Training and maintenance of a driving simulator for our driving program |
| $2,500 | One end of the year fieldtrip for K-12 students |
| $2,500 | Year round citizenship classes |
| $1,200 | One English class that services 20 students a semester |
| $500 | Four weeks of summer camp for 2 students (camp focuses on literacy and school readiness) |
| $500 | One week of youth programming during the academic year |
| $250 | Citizenship books for 10 students |
| $100 | Two months’ supply of prize incentives and rewards for students achieving good grades |
| $50 | Supplies for educational workshops (e.g. many students coming from refugee camps have needed to learn about teeth-brushing and the use of other hygiene-related products. At the end of such workshops, the RDC provides each student with a bag of toiletries they can put to immediate use) |
| $40 | One English text and work book for an adult student |
| $25 | One week’s supply of nutritional snacks for one student (many RDC students come to the center at 4pm and leave at 8pm. When they leave, they often come home to an empty house because their parents are working two jobs to make ends meet. This snack may be the only nutritional food they eat all day). |
Please make checks payable to The Refugee Development Center, and mail to: 122 South Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, MI 48912. For further information, please contact Shirin Kambin Timms at 517-482-2252.
There is a wisdom of the head and a wisdom of the heart. — Charles Dickens
