Since 2001 more than 400 Sudanese "Lost Boys" have located in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Initial placement through local resettlement agencies resulted in a scattered population and little sense of community. The AZ Lost Boys Center, a federally-funded nonprofit pilot project, provides venues that: empower Lost Boys and Girls to build a community by forming theater, sports and arts groups; raise funds for scholarship; identify and access health, educational and employment services; and respond to immediate crises. This paper explores what can be learned from successes, ongoing challenges and cultural conflicts at the AZLBC.
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