Home
1-10 of 10

Newcomer Support - YMCA of the North

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office. - Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship. - Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

What's Here

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Immigrant Resettlement Services
Refugee Resettlement Services

Community Center - Chinese Social Service Center

Provides a community center offer services such as: - Counseling and support for new immigrants - Employment referral and assistance - English as a Second Language and citizenship classes - Forms and applications assistance for Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, public housing, childcare assistance, WIC, or Head Start programs - Health counseling and education - Home care services contracted with Medica offering homemaking and PCA services to older adults and individuals living with a disability - Parenting skills counseling - Senior program offering socialization and activities as well as seminars on health, immigration, and social services every other month - Translation services - Transportation assistance for health appointments, benefits appointments, and school - Youth programs such as a summer youth program helping children who are academically at risk, lack English skills, and have minimal education improve their academics and learning

What's Here

Immigrant Resettlement Services
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Job Search/Placement
Second Language Programs
Medicaid Applications
Ethnic Oriented Multipurpose Centers
Older Adult Social Clubs
Medicare Enrollment
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance Applications
General Health Education Programs
Social Security Disability Insurance Applications
SSI Applications
Medicare Part D Low Income Subsidy (Extra Help) Applications
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Indigent Transportation
Age Peer Networking
Citizenship Education
Chinese Community
Workshops/Symposiums
Language Translation
WIC Applications/Certification
Youth Enrichment Programs
Health/Disability Related Counseling

Elder Independent Living Program - United Cambodian Association of Minnesota (UCAM)

Programs geared toward helping Cambodian elders and other southeast Asians in the following areas: - Applying for public benefits - English instruction - Citizenship classes, INS interviews and immigration assistance - Healthy eating promotion which reconnects participants with the eating habits of their home countries through nutrition education, development of community gardens, and meals served three days a week from a local restaurant. Serves elders from the Cambodian, Chinese, and Karen communities. - Physical activities and active living - Cultural and traditional ceremonies - Health education - Medicare application - Housing assistance - Funeral assistance - Recreational activities - Group shopping and medical appointment transportation - Translation

What's Here

Older Adults
Medicare Enrollment
Cultural Heritage Programs
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Limited English Proficiency
Nutrition Education
General Health Education Programs
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Community Gardening
General Recreational Activities/Sports
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Southeast Asian Community
Second Language Programs
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Language Translation
Citizenship Education
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Low Cost Meals
Housing Search Assistance
Senior Ride Programs

Newcomer Support - YMCA of the North

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office. - Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship. - Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

What's Here

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Immigrant Resettlement Services
Refugee Resettlement Services

Family Services - United Cambodian Association of Minnesota (UCAM)

- Transportation - Translation - Housing assistance - Citizenship classes - Information on public benefits, immunizations, and school enrollment - Physical check-ups and screening - English classes

What's Here

Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Housing Search Assistance
Language Translation
Limited English Proficiency
Second Language Programs
Southeast Asian Community
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
General Physical Examinations
Refugee Resettlement Services
Citizenship Education
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs

Karen and New Refugee Support Project - Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota

Helps new refugees, especially those in their first year in the United States, adjust and become self-sufficient in American society. This program is a collaboration between Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota and Vietnamese Social Services. - Help in receiving public assistance benefits - Housing assistance - Immigration status adjustment (green card, etc.) - Refugee resettlement - Transportation to services (on a limited basis)

What's Here

Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Welfare Rights Assistance
African Community
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Somali Community
Myanmarese Community
Refugee Resettlement Services
Housing Search Assistance

Newcomer Support - YMCA of the North

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office. - Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship. - Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

What's Here

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Immigrant Resettlement Services
Refugee Resettlement Services

Refugee Services - Lutheran Social Service - Saint Cloud

Employment services: Works with employers in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota to provide job placement and employment retention support to refugees and asylees who have been in the U.S. for less than five years. Assists with job skills training, resume writing, interviewing, and overall job readiness. Intensive case management (ICM): Assists refugees or secondary migrants who need additional help after the 90-day resettlement period. Connects refugees to a range of services, such as mental health counseling, employment services, assistance securing housing, mentoring, and extended cultural orientation. ?? Immigration services: Offers immigration legal services at low cost to help refugees, asylees, and other immigrants living in the Twin Cities and St. Cloud. Helps clients complete immigration documents - including permanent resident, naturalization, green card and visa applications, employment authorization, citizenship documents, family reunification petitions, and family visa applications. Refugee resettlement services: Assists? refugees during their first 90 days to get established and off to a good start in their new home. Helps to secure housing and find employment, enroll in school and English classes, connect to medical care, connect to community resources, orient to their community, and build bridges across cultures. Also provides additional services to students to help them achieve school success and support refugees who have been victims of trafficking.??????????????????????

What's Here

Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Immigrants
Refugee Resettlement Services
Case/Care Management
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services

Newcomer Support - YMCA of the North

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office. - Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship. - Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

What's Here

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Immigrant Resettlement Services
Refugee Resettlement Services

Newcomer Support - YMCA of the North

New American Welcome Centers: Provide specialized support and resources for new immigrants. Services include social services, employment referrals, and medical assistance, Refugee Hubs: Serve as one-stop shops for newcomers, providing Resettlement Network Services in partnership with the state of Minnesota's Refugee Program Office. - Hub services are designed to help immigrants or newcomers fully integrate into American society and include resolving immediate needs, finding employment, educational guidance and coaching, free classes on how to use public transit, how to help children prepare for college, and providing low-cost legal help and status change applications for permanent residency and citizenship. - Resettlement Network Services include Family Assisters or case managers, Immigration Specialists provide legal services, Employment Specialists help to secure and maintain employment, Family Coaches provide educational and employment goals case management, and Community Orientation provides integration services.

What's Here

Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Immigrant Resettlement Services
Refugee Resettlement Services

Need help or have questions? Dial 211 or text your zip code to 898-211 to talk to a Community Resource Specialist.

© Copyright 2025 Greater Twin Cities United Way 211