Legacy Mission Village
Programs
Description
Our Journey Program provides after-school and summer programming for refugee students to improve academic performance. Most have limited or interrupted schooling resulting from their refugee journeys. They often express feeling heightened pressures at home to help care for and support their non English speaking families.This program provides refugee youth with a place to belong, to define and strive for success, and to receive the support they need to grow academically and socially. Through the use of tutoring, mentoring, creative expression and school partnerships, LMV helps students achieve their academic and life goals despite these adversities.
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Our Journey Program provides after-school and summer programming for refugee students to improve academic performance. Most have limited or interrupted schooling resulting from their refugee journeys. They often express feeling heightened pressures at home to help care for and support their non English speaking families.This program provides refugee youth with a place to belong, to define and strive for success, and to receive the support they need to grow academically and socially. Through the use of tutoring, mentoring, creative expression and school partnerships, LMV helps students achieve their academic and life goals despite these adversities.
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Description
The Kindergarten Readiness Program (KRP) prepares refugee children ages 3-5 and their families for school. The goal of this program is two fold: 1. to prepare refugee children and their families for academic success; and 2. provide a supportive, positive, nurturing environment for learning and emotional growth for development of 'soft skills' that will improve probability of successful integration into public school.
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The Kindergarten Readiness Program (KRP) prepares refugee children ages 3-5 and their families for school. The goal of this program is two fold: 1. to prepare refugee children and their families for academic success; and 2. provide a supportive, positive, nurturing environment for learning and emotional growth for development of 'soft skills' that will improve probability of successful integration into public school.
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Description
Refugees are given the opportunity to become citizens after 5 years in the US. Volunteer teachers help students prepare for the test that includes speaking, reading, writing, and civics so they can become our newest American citizens.
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Refugees are given the opportunity to become citizens after 5 years in the US. Volunteer teachers help students prepare for the test that includes speaking, reading, writing, and civics so they can become our newest American citizens.
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Description
We offer free English classes to refugees/ immigrants in the Middle TN area. Students are assessed and divided up by proficiency. Volunteers teach the Tuesday and Thursday morning English Class and are provided the curriculum. If you are interested in attending the class or volunteering to teach, please contact info@legacymissionvillage.org.
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We offer free English classes to refugees/ immigrants in the Middle TN area. Students are assessed and divided up by proficiency. Volunteers teach the Tuesday and Thursday morning English Class and are provided the curriculum. If you are interested in attending the class or volunteering to teach, please contact info@legacymissionvillage.org.
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Description
Life Skills Training Program is geared to train refugees in American life skills necessary for successful assimilation into their new communities and includes employment, community-based services and driver training. Life Skills Training is extremely important to a refugee family. We equip refugees with the skills needed to survive in their new homeland, including: immigration assistance, citizenship, employment, financial literacy, transportation, and everything in between.
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Life Skills Training Program is geared to train refugees in American life skills necessary for successful assimilation into their new communities and includes employment, community-based services and driver training. Life Skills Training is extremely important to a refugee family. We equip refugees with the skills needed to survive in their new homeland, including: immigration assistance, citizenship, employment, financial literacy, transportation, and everything in between.
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Description
At LMV we believe that education is an inherent human right. For the last five years, we have been working to provide access to special needs education in rural parts of Rwanda. In Rwanda, the education system suffers from an insufficient number of qualified teachers and negative attitudes from the community towards special needs learners.
Beneficiaries
People with other disabilities and/or are neurodivergent
People with physical disabilities
Economically disadvantaged people
Program Areas Served
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At LMV we believe that education is an inherent human right. For the last five years, we have been working to provide access to special needs education in rural parts of Rwanda. In Rwanda, the education system suffers from an insufficient number of qualified teachers and negative attitudes from the community towards special needs learners.
Beneficiaries
People with other disabilities and/or are neurodivergent
People with physical disabilities
Economically disadvantaged people
Program Areas Served
None
