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On April 11, 2023, CERI officially opened the doors at our new office on Grand Ave in Oakland. We marked the occasion with a blessing ceremony and delicious cultural foods, bringing our 70+ community members, board, and staff to celebrate this important milestone for the agency. We started our work at CERI in 2006 with a psychologist, one interpreter, one case manager, one intern, and a volunteer psychiatrist who supported approximately 100 survivors of the Khmer Rouge genocide. Through healing with the Cambodian community, we developed our CERI model that now reaches twelve hundred clients per year across generations from diverse refugee and immigrant communities. While we will miss our old office space, this new home is an incredible gift and affirmation that, despite oppressive conditions, our communities will not only survive, but thrive when we do this work together in partnership with our funders, donors, supporters, volunteers, staff, board and community members. We would love to have you visit us at our new office space and join us in promoting mental health and wellness among refugee and immigrant communities, because this work needs all of us!
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