FORA was founded in 2019. We are located in West Ridge, a thriving hub for refugees and home to 25% of the United States’ Rohingya population. ​​​​​
MISSION
VISION
VALUES
OBEJECTIVE
STRATEGY
TACTICS
ENSURE THAT REFUGEE FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO AN EDUCATION SUFFICIENT TO PREPARE THEM TO BECOME ECONOMICALLY SELF SUFFICIENT AND ROBUSTLY ENGAGED IN AMERICAN CIVIC LIFE​
A WORLD WHERE REFUGEES IN NEED ARE WELCOMED AND EMPOWERED
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PATIENCE, KINDNESS, WELLNESS, INTERCULTURAL CONNECTION, A PASSION FOR LEARNING, A DETERMINED RESILIENCE AND MODELING THESE VALUES FOR OTHERS​
TO ENSURE THAT REFUGEE STUDENTS WITH LIMITED OR INTERRUPTED FORMAL EDUCATION (SLIFE) AND REFUGEE FIRST GENERATION READERS CATCH UP TO AND THEN MAINTAIN GRADE LEVEL SO THAT SCHOOL BECOMES JOYFULLY MEANINGFUL.
BE EMBEDDED IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF OUR STUDENTS, AND ESTABLISH DEEP RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR STUDENTS' PARENTS AND TEACHERS SO THAT WE WORK TOGETHER AS PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF THE STUDENTS WE SERVE.
TO PROVIDE TWO-HOURS DAILY OF CUSTOMIZED HIGH IMPACT TUTORING IN MATH AND ENGLISH TO EACH STUDENT WE SERVE WITH A 2:1 OR LESS STUDENT-TUTOR RATIO THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR, ENSURING THAT FOUNDATIONAL EDUCATIONAL GAPS ARE FILLED SO THAT EDUCATIONAL SCAFFOLDING CAN OCCUR.
