FIRM History
The year that FIRM was founded
What is 1994?
This language is the second most common language spoken at home in Fresno
What is Spanish?
This glutenous rice is named in English for how the grains come together.
What is sticky rice?
This staff has continuously worked at FIRM for the longest and processes all of our timesheets so we can get paid.
Who is Tony (Bounthapanya)?
What are the: executive, judicial and legislative?
FIRM's campus is also home to this Community Center
What is the Summerset Community Center?
What is Thailand? (What is Thai)
In this language, the word for rice is also the word for Eat!
What is Hmong?
This staff monitors office supplies and can help when you don't have the right technology.
Who is Safia (Amirzai)?
The government agency that approves citizenship
What is USCIS?
FIRM's Founder became a Rev. and then a Dr while at FIRM and a Mrs. after she left FIRM.
Who is Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea?
This former colonial language helps us to communicate with refugees from Congo and Camaroon.
What is French?
This rice is cooked slowly with meat, which could be chicken, pork, or beef, as well as spices and vegetables like carrots.
What is Plov?
This friendly FIRM staff can help you learn about data, forms, tracking and reporting. She can even help you learn more about using your Google Drive.
Who is Pa Houa (Vang)?
The first refugee councilmember of Fresno City Council and longtime partner to FIRM.
Who is Blong Xiong?
This Executive Director of FIRM started three days before a major emergency hit the state of California.
Who is Christine (Barker)?
When written, the last letter of each word in this language tells you the tone of how to pronounce the word.
What is Hmong? (Hmoob)
This rice includes halal meat, nuts, and dried fruit and is named after a capital city
What is Kabuli Palau?
This former staff member remains FIRM's facilities manager, while working at Covered CA now.
Who is Andrey (Kovalenko)?
This federal agency is responsible for community development, Section 8 vouchers, Fair Housing enforcement, and setting the standards for housing counseling.
What is HUD (Housing and Urban Development)?
The initial name of the project with UCSF Fresno Mobile Heal, Fresno County Public Health, and three different coalitions. (acronym or full name accepted)
What is CEP? or What is Covid-19 Equity Project?
"Thank you" in this language, sounds like "djaku-you!"
What is Ukrainian?
This rice is named after the word for the crunchy bit on the bottom. Also the name of a restaurant in Clovis.
What is Tahdig? (Persian Rice)
This former staff member is now FIRM's Board Chair
Who is Thoua Lee?
This office oversees special funding for refugees within the first 5 years they are in the US.
What is ORR / the Office of Refugee Resettlement?