Publications

 

We regretfully announce that the Refugee Housing Program will no longer be able to distribute the signature Welcome to Your New Home booklets completely free of charge. Over the past year, shipping costs increased dramatically as gas prices surged. Unfortunately, when the cost of fuel dropped, shipping prices did not. In order to continue to be able to provide this valuable resource to you, we will be asking organizations to cover the shipping of materials at the nominal rate of approximately $0.35 per booklet. Mercy Housing will continue to cover the handling charges of $3.00 per box. As always, PDFs of materials are available free-of-charge at www.refugeehouse.org. If you are interested in ordering hard copies of Refugee Housing Materials, please continue to do so by e-mailing your order to Refugeehouseinfo@mercyhousing.org. You will be asked for additional information to complete your order. We will be adding a new electronic order form to our website in the next few weeks. We look forward to continuing to offer you these and other resources.

All publications that are available in pdf format may be downloaded by website visitors. Unless otherwise noted, hard copies of publications in stock may be requested at no charge if and only if they are for use by refugees and asylees arriving in the U.S. within the past five years or by refugee resettlement agencies and Ethnic Community Based Organizations working with refugees and asylees. To order hard copies of materials, contact us with the numbers and languages of each publication you wish to order. Include your full name and mailing address for prompt response

 
Promising Practices in Refugee Housing

(Available in English only)

 

Housing Orientation Booklet

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WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME

A comprehensive Housing Orientation workbook. Each page contains large, brightly colored illustrations of “do’s” and “don’ts”. The booklet addresses apartment maintenance, safety and security, mail and notices, being a good neighbor and energy conservation.

All publications that are available in pdf format may be downloaded by website visitors. Unless otherwise noted, hard copies of publications in stock may be requested at no charge if and only if they are for use refugees and asylees arriving in the U.S. within the past five years or by refugee resettlement agencies and Ethnic Community Based Organizations working with refugees and asylees.

 

 

 

This publication is only available from the website. Download and print as necessary!

 
 
Please Repair...

 

 

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PLEASE REPAIR...

Renters and landlords need to effectively communicate about repairs! This illustrated housing repair guide to help refugees and other renters with limited English communicate repair requests in a way that is understood by property managers. It is designed to be printed double-sided, except the "Report Immediately" page which should be single-sided and on bright colored paper!

This publication is only available from the website. Download and print as necessary!
Renting Housing Brochure

 

RENTING HOUSING IN THE UNITED STATES: A GUIDE FOR NEW AMERICANS

The first step to being a successful renter is understanding your rights and responsibilities.

Renting Housing in the United States: A Guide for New Americans, a three-fold brochure, provides useful tips on what you need to know to obtain and maintain rental housing. The information is generally a very condensed version of that contained in Welcome to Your New Home.The brochure is available in English, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian.

All publications that are available in pdf format may be downloaded by website visitors. Unless otherwise noted, hard copies of publications in stock may be requested at no charge if and only if they are for use refugees and asylees arriving in the U.S. within the past five years or by refugee resettlement agencies and Ethnic Community Based Organizations working with refugees and asylees.

 

 

RENTING TO REFUGEES: A LANDLORD'S GUIDE

Renting to Refugees: A Landlord's Guide is an informative brochure designed to be given to landlords. It describes why refugees are good renters, identifies resettlement resources of interest to property managers, and provides tips on problem solving issues between property managers and refugees.

All publications that are available in pdf format may be downloaded by website visitors. Unless otherwise noted, hard copies of publications in stock may be requested at no charge if and only if they are for use refugees and asylees arriving in the U.S. within the past five years or by refugee resettlement agencies and Ethnic Community Based Organizations working with refugees and asylees.

 

 

HOME OWNERSHIP

There are a number of home ownership resources available. One of the best sources is the Fannie Mae Foundation, which provides a wide variety of homeownership materials you can download or order. These materials are available in a variety of languages. Also see the extensive information directed toward refugee home ownership.

 

Now Available:

New Roots in Common Ground

 

"New Roots in Common Ground” a video companion to the “Welcome…” booklets, is now available in limited quantities. This 55 minute DVD features peer-to-peer housing advice from refugee families as well as informative interviews with landlords, property maintenance staff and public safety officers to share some of the most important points a refugee must know about housing in the United States. Each DVD set includes versions with voiceovers in Arabic, Burmese, English, French, Kiswahili, Somali and Spanish. An interactive discussion guide will be available to help guide deeper conversation about housing issues. Copies have been distributed to all ORR-recognized resettlement partners including local affiliates of voluntary agencies and MAAs. If your organization has not received a copy or you would like to order additional copies, please contact us.

Download the “New Roots in Common Ground Discussion and Activity Guide (PDF, Word)

Watch Excerpt of New Roots Video Now!

 

 

Refugee Housing Brochure

Download a copy of this informational brochure about Mercy Housing’s Refugee Housing Program, or contact us to order copies for your partners.

Household Pests: An Interactive PowerPoint Presentation

 

 

Mercy Housing created this interactive PowerPoint presentation to share basic information about bedbugs and cockroaches with a diverse group of refugees and their neighbors. Click on the “Notes” view of the presentation to see activities for each slide. Feel free to edit and modify this presentation to suit your needs. Note that the information contained in the presentation is based on our research but does not constitute professional entomological advice.