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John,
The United States has reached a significant moment in its history.
It's true that our country is reckoning with many forms of social division right now, including across racial, ethnic, religious, socioeconomic, partisan, and geographic lines. But we also face a moment of immense possibility.
Decades of research show that people’s social attitudes and behaviors can be transformed through effective contact programs that bring people from different groups together.
The American Immigration Council’s new guide— Cultivating Contact: A Guide to Building Bridges and Meaningful Connections Between Groups [[link removed]] —harnesses the lessons of that research and describes how to foster a sense of trust and belonging between people from different backgrounds through community-based programs and initiatives.
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In this guide, you will find:
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Strategies
and
activities
that
encourage
people
from
different
groups
to
work
together
as
equals.



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Tips
and
best
practices
for
implementing
and
facilitating
contact-based
programs.



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Materials
that
can
help
communities
and
organizations
assess
the
effectiveness
of
these
contact
programs.


We hope this guide—produced in partnership with Welcoming America [[link removed]] and the Intergroup Relations and Social Justice Lab [[link removed]] at the University of Massachusetts Amherst [[link removed]] —helps set the stage for building meaningful and sustained contact in communities across the United States.
​​​​​Sincerely,
Mohammed Naeem
Senior Manager, Strategy and Partnerships
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