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nsd programs Testimonies On behalf of Community Health Improvement Partners CHIP and the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency Community Action Partnership would like to thank Newcomers Support and Development and Somali Family Service of San Diego for their work and collaboration to complete this Refugee Resident Leadership Academy RLA Program. The Program allowed CHIP to recruit residents from refugee communities and also conduct authentic community engagement to help motivate RLA participants to make positive changes in their neighborhoods that will in turn help create healthy safe and thriving refugee communities in San Diego. In addition we would like to give a very special thank you to the refugee youth and community residents that participated in the RLAs and the community forums to provide their valuable input and perspective on the needs and assets of the refugee community Community Health Improvement Partners CHIP and the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency Community Action Partnership 480 N. Magnolia Ave.