- Scenario: You are a Special Assistant to the Mayor of a large city. The city has seen a huge increase in refugees from Iraq and Afghanistan. These are political refugees resulting from the U.S. involvement in those countries. This refugee population now numbers about 15,000. They receive city services and their children attend city schools. Since the majority does not speak English and there is no one in the city who understands their culture, the city and the schools have been experiencing problems in delivering city services and education to this population. The Mayor has asked you to develop an initiative to resolve this problem. To be successful the assignment needs to consider what services need to be provided, how to prepare the city/school districts for this new initiative and the recommendations and implementation plan should include the organizational components necessary in those organizational components.Cover page with assignment, your name and class. Do not use headers or footers. The cover page does not count as part of the 3-5-page count.Summary: Summarize: (From the readings including setting the stage, reasons for policies, defining the diversity, creating competent practices, and creating supportive organizational climates.Analysis: Evaluate and analyze: evaluate and analyze the information in the readings to develop an organizational initiative to create a culturally sensitive program for a refugee population. Describe between 3-5 areas where a city government including school districts provide services to immigrant communities, e.g. police, education, social services. Be specific. Include the organizational components necessary to make this initiative successful and include the cultural capabilities that the city will need.Synthesis and Recommendations: describe the comprehensive recommendations for creating and implementing this organizational initiative that you would make to the Top Executive and include what he or she has to do to make this a successful initiative.
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