A NON- PROFIT REFUGEE SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY SERVING ALL REFUGEES SINCE 1986.
A "REFUGEE" is a person who has been forced to flee his/her country due to war, famine, or other life threatening conditions. Collectively, these people possess a broad range of skills, experience and education.
06/19/2019
THE DALLAS REFUGEE COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP (aka) TheVietnamese Mutual Assistance Assoication of Greater Dallas IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.
The staff and members of the Board of Directors met one last time to say Goodbye to the organization.
IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS FOR ME TO ANNOUNCE THE CLOSING OF VMAA ORGANIZATION. (EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2019).
VMAA mainly received federal funding to provide various social service programs to refugees who have been resettled in the Dallas and Collin county area. Unfortunately our funding has been cut and unless we can come up with other sources of funding, VMAA office will be closing permanently effective June 30, 2019.
The Vietnamese Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Dallas has been in operation since 1984, when it started working with the Southeast Asian refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. As an exective director for VMAA for these past 26 years, it has been a tremendous blessing and a privilege to be able to serve the refugee communities from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bosnia, Burma, Colombia, Congo,Cuba, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopea, Iraq, Iran, Kurdistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam and others.
Within these past 26 years VMAA has receivied over $35 million dollars in Federal and State funding to provide programs such as: (1) ESL classes (2) Refugee health care service (3) Refugee Health Screening (4) Citizenship class training (5) After school tutoring (6) Employment and job placement services (7) Job placement service for hard-to-place refugees specifically for Women and Elderly (8) Interpretation/Translation services.
On Saturday, June 15, 2019, at 11:00 AM, the Board of Directors, staff and guests will have a farewell get together at VMAA office currently located at 5510 Abrams Road, Suite 116, Dallas, TX 75214. Anyone wishing to attend this function is welcome.
Thank you and God Bless
Dominic Nohe
Executive Director
VMAA
For anyone interesed there will be a Safety and Health Fair conducted by the Dallas Police Department at the Bachman Lake on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
01/11/2019
2018 Christmas presents donation for new Burmese families with children.
11/30/2018
11/30/2018
Our Burmese case manager assisting the Bhutanese clients with job placements service.
08/15/2018
Welcoming our new Bilingual/Bicultural Burmese case manager Ms. Pler Wah. We are looking forward to having you working with the refugees from Burma. Congratulations!
05/17/2018
Congratulations to our Bhutanese Bilingual case manager, Mr. Gagan Gautam, who had just recently graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas. We all wish you the best of luck with all your future endeavors.
12/16/2017
Welcoming new Congolese refugee family with Christmas gifts and clothing donations. with Dominic Nohe.
03/20/2017
Current Board of Directors of VMAA
04/25/2016
Lets pray for Eh Wah. We here at the Dallas Refugee center knows him and he is not a drug dealer and is telling the truth about raising money for the Burmese orphanage.
How police took $53,000 from a Christian band, an orphanage and a church A Texas man who is a refugee from Burma was carrying the cash in his car when he was stopped by Oklahoma police. They took the money, under a "civil forfeiture" law.
Wishing all our staff and friends a very happy and prosperous New Year 2016. May God continues to bless you all and this organization and allow us to continue to assist refugees with their needs. And thank you to all staff and volunteers for your dedication and hard work in providing much needed services to our clients.