Located next to St. Francis church in Yona, this non-profit organization is a special project of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guam.

The MRCOSS staff are friendly multilingual caseworkers assist clients by providing them with resourceful information about living on Guam. They are also capable of assisting with referrals to various programs and services.

This non-profit organization offers assistance with applications for local government agencies and other non-profit organizations to increase awareness for services and address the needs of any immigrants settling on Guam.

MRCOSS offers newly migrants a variety of workshops, which include the Welcome to Guam Orientation Workshop, Resume Writing Workshops, Parenting Workshop, and other workshops that would benefit migrants living in Guam.

“MRCOSS has been a great source of assistance for the Federated States of Micronesian community,” said Willenda Billlimon a retired caseworker and multicultural mediator. “We’ve done services that helped gain some of their benefits in transitioning to the Guam lifestyle.”

MRCOSS’s workshops have been successful by aiding to the immigrant’s needs. Their clients do find it beneficial to their needs.

“I appreciate all the help and assistance I got from the Micronesian Resource Center for helping me get my drivers license,” said Elias David a transfer student from the College of Micronesia to the University of Guam. “They helped me through all the paper work process and even helped out by providing a study guide for the test.”

“Transportation can be a problem here on Guam. However, we are fortunate enough to have a mobile office,” said Edimund Wengu a caseworker for MRCOSS.

The MIA van is equipped with a free Wi-Fi and printers. It serves a great purpose towards the organization, having to go to places to accommodate those that don’t have transportation.

Rather than coming to MRCOSS office located in Yona, the service goes to their client’s front doors.

Edimund Wengu explained how the organization has diversified the types of services they offer.

“The Micronesian Resource Center continues to improve with integration and collaboration with other social services and government projects,” Wengu said.

The collaboration involves participating in committees and other government projects.

Their staff continues to participate in the Safe Housing Task Force initiated by the Governor’s Office to improve safety and assess the needs of residents of the Harmon Hemlani Apartment neighborhood.

“ We’ve evolved as a non-profit organization by expanding our partnership to not only local agencies but to other local governments outside Guam,” Wengu said. “For instance, MRCOSS started working with one of the Chuuk Legal Service staff for clients’ documentations needed.” .

MRCOSS still continues to offer their services to migrants and other clients who need assistance in any way.

Whether is for parenting workshops, resume writing and welcome to Guam orientation, they are more than willing to help.

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The UOG Residence Life Office hosted their first Tumon trip for students residing in the dorms on Saturday, Oct.21. Bus services were provided to accommodate students to Tumon and back to the dorms.

Unlike any typical field trip, the Residence Life Offices strives to organize beneficial and pleasing events for their students.

These off-campus enrichment activities are for the dorm residents to relieve tension after a long week of midterms. This is an event where students get to explore a night of campus on Tumon strip. Residents can choose whether to shop, eat-out or just enjoy a pleasant night off campus.

At approximately 7:30 p.m., all the students assembled at Iya-hami building where the Residence Life Office is located to complete waiver forms prior to boarding the bus.

At 8 p.m., the buses departed from the dorms and dropped off the students in Tumon at The Sling Shot.

Residents had all the time to explore around Tumon until 12 a.m., which is the pick up time.

Residents appreciated the trip and hoped to have more similar activities in the future like this one.

“It was great, hope everythingh went well so we can do this more often” said Harley Edeluchel, Jr., a resident assistant.

“I had fun with my fellow dorm family just hanging out around the tumon strip,” said Harvey Jonas, a freshmen and new resident.

It was a successful event where students enjoyed their own personal time in Tumon. It is a good college experience having students unwind and relieve stress off campus after a long week of classes especially during the month of midterms.

Students went shopping at the ABC store in Tumon, some ate out, and others took the opportunity to enjoy the night in Tumon.

“Most residents don’t have access to  transportation, so we took the privilege to just go and have fun,” said Mchiver Williams, a resident at the dorms.

“I was fortunate to be a part of this event, having to spend quality time with my dorm friends,” said Wilson Billimon, a UOG student.

Jonathan Triplett, the director of the Residence Life Office wants to keep hosting these types of trip for students to enjoy some off campus experiences rather than being stuck on campus.

After months of preparations, making sure everything was all set. The Residence Life Office was delighted to have hosted this event, with positive feedback from students.

For more information on future trips, please contact the Residence Life Office (671) 735-2260 or uogresidencehalls@gmail.com.

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