During the summer of 2023, Restoring Dignity was awarded $137,500 by Front Porch Investments to conduct an in-depth study on the housing situation surrounding refugees in Omaha. The goal being to better understand housing situations that refugees experience, so that Omaha can create better systems that provide more complete support. Wilder Research was hired and they completed an extensive study from 2023-2024 (click here to view the entire report in PDF form)

Here are the key takeaways from the study (click here to download this as a PDF)
Wilder Research and Restoring Dignity gave two presentations in-person on Tuesday, July 16th, 2024 and Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 at Yates Illuminates (3260 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE, 68131). To view the recorded presentation, please view the video below.

THANK YOU for everyone who attended these presentations, who participated in this study and to Front Porch Investments for funding this study!

To view a PDF of this flyer (with clickable links), click here.

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Restoring Dignity is seeking proposals from planning firms capable of conducting a research study examining the unique needs of housing for the refugee community in Omaha, Nebraska, as outlined in this Request for Proposal. To see a PDF version of this RFP, click here.