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BuildaBridge Refugee Project has been collaborating with community partners since 2011 to bring quality therapeutic arts groups to refugees Philadelphia. Trained creative arts therapists as well as visual and performance artists work with refugees, asylum-seekers, immigrants and survivors of torture in their communities to help build resilience, hope, and a sense of belonging. Since the Project’s founding, more than 300 immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking adults and children have been served by its programming. Some of our programs include Open Arts Studios for adult survivors of torture, and Latina Resiliencia, a Spanish-speaking group for Latina women. We also collaborate with after school programs and other refugee-focused events around the city. To view older posts about this program, please visit http://buildabridgerefugeeproject.blogspot.com/ .


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