The Center for Development, Acculturation & Resolution Services (CEDARS) is a nonprofit organization that provides services to help refugees and international newcomers in Bowling Green, Kentucky adjust to their new community. CEDARS offers classes on American cultural norms, healthcare, driving, and more. It also provides programs focused on sustainable development, education, entrepreneurship, and employment. CEDARS works to resolve disputes in the community through an ombudsman and conflict resolution services. Volunteers are needed to assist with mentoring, teaching, transportation, and other services to support CEDARS' mission of helping newcomers adapt and become self-sustaining.

1. ... Volunteer! Center for
... Give!
Development
Center for Development
Acculturation &
Acculturation & Resolution
Resolution Services Services
Cultivating Community
Inclusiveness…
Recognizing Human Potential…
Strengthening Bowling Green
Community…
www.facebook.com/CEDARSBG
E-mail: admin@cedars.org
 Acculturation Web: www.cedarsbg.org
 Development Address: 4754 Smallhouse Road,
 Dispute Resolution Bowling Green, Kentucky 42104
 Service Learning
Directors:
Acknowledging Differences…
“A Safe Place for
Jennifer Bell, Director
Learning Together… Education & Volunteerism
adaptation,
Working Together…
E: Jenniferb@cedarsbg.org
T: (270) 996.1602
understanding and
Growing and Celebrating Together! Luis E. Oré, Director pathways to self
Community Ombudsman
E: luiso@cedarsbg.org
sustainability”
T: (270) 495.8335 or (270) 799.2314

2. Cultivating Community Inclusiveness…
What we do… How can you help?
Acculturation! Volunteers are the ones that
 American cultural norms classes foreign-born residents will most
 Personal & home hygiene classes
likely gain an understanding of
their new culture from. Volunteers
 Healthcare education classes
play an important role in CEDARS
 U.S. systems understanding
success. YOU can volunteer by:
We can walk together… Even if we don't speak  Driver Education
the same language!
 Linkage community programs  Mentoring
 Team Teaching
Who we are… Development!  Reading Mail
 Sustainable development project  Driving to local errands
The Center for Development,  Help with filling out forms
Acculturation & Resolution  Educational opportunity guidance
 Entrepreneurial development
 Shopping
Services (CEDARS) is a social  Appointment Partnering
ministry of non-profit standing  Apprenticeship programs
under Holy Spirit Catholic Church.  Employment coordination CEDARS is entirely funded by
CEDARS strives to bridge the gap public and private donations,
between existing community Dispute Resolution! fund-raising, grant awards, and
resources and the ongoing-  Community Ombudsman fees for service.
changing needs of refugees and  Conflict Resolution
international newcomers within Consider giving your time, energy
 Mediation
Bowling Green, Kentucky. or resources. Contributions to
 Cultural Competency training CEDARS are deemed charitable
CEDARS’ Mission is to provide a under section 501(a) of the
safe space for adaptation, internal revenue code as an
understanding and pathways to organization described in Section
sustainability - via education and 501(c)(3). Please send donations in
training, economic growth, a form of a check to Holy Spirit
community development, Catholic Church with a notation
collaboration, and dispute directing the donation to CEDARS
resolution services - strengthening Working together at the National Conference to the attention of Business
of Burmese-American Catholics with State
the Bowling Green community. leadership and representative’s
Manager, 4754 Smallhouse Rd,
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42104.