RefugeeOne
Maya O. serves as the Wellness Program Director at RefugeeOne since January 2022, where responsibilities include overseeing culturally and linguistically sensitive mental health and medical case management services for refugees. Prior experience includes roles as a Staff Therapist and Latinx Student Liaison at Northwestern University, focusing on wellness advocacy for Latinx students, as well as Clinical Coordinator and Bilingual Therapist at YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, providing trauma therapy to survivors of sexual violence. Additional experience encompasses therapeutic roles at The Rainbow Project and the Denver Children's Advocacy Center, specifically addressing trauma in children and families. Maya O. holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Chican@/Latin@ Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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RefugeeOne
RefugeeOne creates opportunity for refugees fleeing war, terror, and persecution to build new lives of safety, dignity, and self-reliance. Every year, RefugeeOne serves more than 2,500 refugees and immigrants of all ages, ethnic groups, faiths, and backgrounds. Our primary focus is to assist these resilient individuals in becoming independent community members. As the largest resettlement agency in Chicago, RefugeeOne has welcomed more than 20,000 refugees through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program since 1982. RefugeeOne walks alongside refugees from the moment they land at O'Hare International Airport—welcoming them to Chicago and providing furnished apartments, English classes, job search support, mental health care, youth programming, and mentors to help them adjust to life in the U.S.