All the refugees that come from around the world to the United States need to have programs that they can join. I know this because the refugees don 't feel like they fit in here and can get into trouble when they don 't have something to do in our society. Refugees that don 't have things to do in our society can cause trouble, join gangs and become criminals. If we don 't help them out with refugee programs and let them do these things, they will corrupt our society and split our towns in half.
These programs can be a variety of things. Sports, classes, video games, clubs, hobbies, etc. Group programs could be put together without much work and can be run by only one or two adults. Yet they can have a big impact. These …show more content…
This book has multiple events that fully support what I am trying to get across to you. As these soccer teams were forming, the refugees started to get to know each other and even discuss their pasts. Later in the book, they had some trouble with gang violence and the soccer coach, Luma, had a discussion with them and made sure that no one on the team was involved in such things. " 'What makes people want to join a gang? ' Luma asked the boys" (St. John 141). This true story is complete and perfect proof that having refugee programs helps with creating a bond between refugees and keeping them out of shady …show more content…
It says, "Studies also increasingly point to the social benefits of sport, noting that increased participation in sport can assist in reducing crime and anti-social behavior, and building social cohesion" (RCA 10); this means that having refugee sport programs can reduce the chance of them becoming criminals and also helps them fit into our society. Later I read, "due to the fact that refugees have often suffered torture and trauma, the process of settling in a new country can be far more difficult and distressing for refugees compared to other migrants. Initiatives which promote physical and mental wellbeing and positive community integration are particularly important for refugees, therefore sport programs have the potential to be of great benefit to the refugee community." (RCA 11). Sports can also help the refugees heal from all the emotional trauma that they have gone through, "notes that sport can play “a particularly important and healing role,” for refugees" (RCA 11). According to this article, sport programs would be an extremely helpful program for the struggling refugees entering
These programs can be a variety of things. Sports, classes, video games, clubs, hobbies, etc. Group programs could be put together without much work and can be run by only one or two adults. Yet they can have a big impact. These …show more content…
This book has multiple events that fully support what I am trying to get across to you. As these soccer teams were forming, the refugees started to get to know each other and even discuss their pasts. Later in the book, they had some trouble with gang violence and the soccer coach, Luma, had a discussion with them and made sure that no one on the team was involved in such things. " 'What makes people want to join a gang? ' Luma asked the boys" (St. John 141). This true story is complete and perfect proof that having refugee programs helps with creating a bond between refugees and keeping them out of shady …show more content…
It says, "Studies also increasingly point to the social benefits of sport, noting that increased participation in sport can assist in reducing crime and anti-social behavior, and building social cohesion" (RCA 10); this means that having refugee sport programs can reduce the chance of them becoming criminals and also helps them fit into our society. Later I read, "due to the fact that refugees have often suffered torture and trauma, the process of settling in a new country can be far more difficult and distressing for refugees compared to other migrants. Initiatives which promote physical and mental wellbeing and positive community integration are particularly important for refugees, therefore sport programs have the potential to be of great benefit to the refugee community." (RCA 11). Sports can also help the refugees heal from all the emotional trauma that they have gone through, "notes that sport can play “a particularly important and healing role,” for refugees" (RCA 11). According to this article, sport programs would be an extremely helpful program for the struggling refugees entering