Community and Resettlement Services - Somali Community Resettlement Services
903 West Center Street, Suite 200, Rochester, MN 55901
Eligibility
Residents from Somalia and other East African countries; members of the Latinx Community
Hours
8:30 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
(507)258-5013
Voice·
Intake Rochester Office
(507)384-3553
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Intake Faribault Office
(612)353-6380
Voice·
Intake Minneapolis Office
Email[email protected]
Languages
Somali, Spanish
Application process
Call; email; visit website
Fees
Donations accepted; none
Service area
MN
Other Information
Languages
- Somali
- Spanish
Program Fees
- No Fee
Employment
- Partners with the Minnesota Department of Human Services - Refugee Assistance Program to provide assistance developing job skills and finding employment
- 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
- 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
- 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
What's Here
General Youth Employment ProgramsSuicide Prevention ProgramsChild Health and Disability Prevention ExamsImmigrant Mutual Assistance AssociationsRefugee Resettlement ServicesChronic Disease Self Management ProgramsImmigrant Resettlement ServicesImmigrant/Refugee Employment ProgramsImmigration/Naturalization Legal ServicesCultural Transition CounselingLeadership DevelopmentSenior Community Service Employment ProgramsSecond Language Programs
Providing organization
Somali Community Resettlement Services
Advances the social well-being of immigrants and refugees through providing community and resettlement services