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Community and Resettlement Services - Somali Community Resettlement Services

Employment - Partners with the Minnesota Department of Human Services - Refugee Assistance Program to provide assistance developing job skills and finding employment Health - Grant-funded through UCare to provide education regarding diabetes, child and teen check-ups, and mental health - Partners with Minnesota Care Counseling to provide linguistically appropriate trauma counseling - Works with the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities to provide leadership training to people with disabilities in the Somali and Latinx communities - Works with the Minnesota Department of Health to assess Somali communities throughout southern Minnesota for suicide prevention readiness and come up with plans to increase prevention measures Resettlement - Assistance with health care access, legal protection, education, training for income generation skills, and other services - Assists new arrivals with documentation paperwork and in navigating the American system - English as a Second Language (ESL) classes are taught at Faribault site through partnership with Faribault Adult Basic Education - Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services assists with legal issues and documentation - Works with Rice County Social Services to connect transportation and childcare resources, and provide job search assistance Youth and Elders - Programming for health and socialization is provided for elders in partnership with UCare - Provides work experiences and supported employment to older workers through the Senior Community Supported Employment Program - Through partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, leadership, soft skills training, and assistance with job searching is providing to youth

Last assured

11/24/2024

Physical Address

903 West Center Street, Rochester, MN 55901

Hours

8:30 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday

Voice

(612)353-6380

Intake Minneapolis Office

Voice

(507)384-3553

Intake Faribault Office

Voice

(507)258-5013

Intake Rochester Office

Application process

Call; email; visit website

Fee

Donations accepted; none

Eligibility

Residents from Somalia and other East African countries; members of the Latinx Community

Languages

Spanish

Somali

Service area

MN

Agency info

Somali Community Resettlement Services

Advances the social well-being of immigrants and refugees through providing community and resettlement services

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