3610 Dodge Street, Suite 100Omaha, NE 68131

Our History:• 1997 South Sudanese

migration to Omaha

• Recognized the difficult transition to American life

• Sought community effort to overcome challenges

Founder, Tor Mach Kuet

Founded By Refugees, For

Refugees

Our Mission Then:

• Provide English Language classes

• Assist refugees in finding employment

• Educate the community about refugees

Conquering Obstacles

as a Community

Providing Empowerment through

EDUCATION

Absorbing the Culture Shock with

NEW FRIENDS

Celebrating and Preserving

CULTURES

Serving all Refugees

In fiscal year 2001, SSCA became a federal resettlement agency

o The Department of State through the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)

o Affiliate of the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. in Arlington, VA (ECDC)

By 2004, we expanded beyond Sudanese caseload and began resettling refugees from all over the world.

Our Mission Today:The mission of SSCA is to resettle

refugees, provide programs to assist into their transition, and

promote cultural, educational, and socioeconomic development

opportunities in their new communities.

Serving all Refugees

Togo

Iraq

South Sudan

Somalia

Iran

Burundi

Burma

Bhutan

Afghanistan

Sudan

Today, the majority of cultures we are resettling in Omaha are coming from Burma and Bhutan.

Reception and Placement• Airport Greeting• Housing• Groceries• Access to benefits• Health assessment• Cultural orientation• Interpretation• Children school enrollment• Referral to English training and Employment

We Overcome Obstacles

TOGETHER

We Provide Empowerment through

EDUCATION

We Absorb the Culture Shock as

NEW FRIENDS

We Celebrate and Preserve

CULTURES

Refugee Resettlement in Nebraska

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Refugees in Nebraska: ~25,000

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

ESTIMATED POPULATION

LOCATION IN NEBRASKA

Afghanistan 200 Lincoln

Bhutan 1,000 Omaha

Burma 5,000 Omaha

Burundi 100 Omaha

Iran 300 Lincoln

Iraq 200 Lincoln

Somalia 2,200 Omaha/Lincoln

Southern Sudan 15,000 Omaha/Lincoln/Grand Island

Togo 1,000 Omaha/Lincoln

*Estimates as of 2011

We are grateful for and humbled by our founding community of South Sudanese who have overcome incredible obstacles both near

and far and are now successful American citizens.

The South Sudanese have provided SSCA Omaha and the current refugee populations we serve with strength, hope, and love. We are truly thankful to be just a small part in

the successful lives they build here in such a welcoming, richly diverse city.

Mary George

SSCA Administrative Assistant, Arabic

Interpreter

Life in Southern Sudan• Acholi Tribe

• Family

• Childhood

• Flight

• Life as a Refugee

Coming to the United States

• Originally resettled to Fargo, North Dakota in September of 1995 in the middle of a snowstorm

• Moved to Omaha in 1999

• Involvement with SSCA