The RYP is an after-school program run by Baltimore City Community College in conjunction with local refugee resettlement agencies.
The RYP serves more than 140 refugees between the ages of 4 and 21 from over 17 countries. The RYP seeks to further enrich the lives of Baltimore’s refugees by supporting their academic needs, and making their acculturation simple and meaningful.
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A refugee is someone who:
“owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country.”
- The 1951 Refugee Convention.
Upcoming Events
- 09/18/10 — RYP Volunteer Training
- 10/13/10 — RYP Volunteer Training
- 11/8/10 — RYP Volunteer Training
- 12/2/10 — RYP Volunteer Training
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Teachers & Administrators
Do you work with a refugee or asylee who would benefit by having a one-on-one tutor or mentor and is in 5th-12th grade?
Refer the student to the RYP so a volunteer can meet with him or her 2 hours per week through RYP's Individual Mentoring Component.
Partners
