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Services provided:
- Investigates and treats Tuberculosis (TB) - Provides control function of managing communicable disease outbreaks - Schedules immunization clinics for child/adolescent/adult immunizations. - Screens and supports refugees and immigrants Vaccines provided under the Minnesota Vaccines for Children Program and the Uninsured /Underinsured Adult Vaccine program:
- Adults: Tetanus, pneumonia, HPV (Gardasil), MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Influenza, chickenpox, and shingles vaccinations. Any adult aged 19 or older who is underinsured or uninsured can receive these immunizations.
- Children: All required vaccines for day care, Headstart, and school (preschool - high school). Plus recommended vaccines including Hepatitis A, Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Rotavirus, and Influenza.
The program works to eliminate barriers that impact health and education for families settling in the United States. One of the programs offered is the Parents as Teachers curriculum, which focuses on families with children who are ages birth - 5 to promote parent-child interaction, child development, and family well-being in a home visiting model.
YWCA Mankato works with families resettling in the United States to provide services which include home visiting for immigrant and/or refugee women that are either pregnant or have children up to age 5, referrals and resources for families seeking essentials like education access, health care, human basics, and economic supports.
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.
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
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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.
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.
Assists refugees, asylees, U or T visa holders, or Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders in adjusting status to a lawful permanent resident. Helps immigrant survivors of domestic violence and violent crimes and their qualified family members obtain legal immigration status. Also helps permanent residents apply to become US citizens and assists in replacing lost, stolen, or expiring documents.
Assists refugees with resettlement in Minnesota. Assistance available in the areas of housing, household provisions, cash assistance programs, and community resources and referrals.
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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
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Helps new refugees, especially within their first year in the United States, adjust to American society and achieve self-sufficiency. In collaboration with Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, the program assists with public benefits, housing, refugee resettlement, immigration-related support, and limited transportation to essential services.
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.
Social Service Coordinators provide case management and advocacy to connect refugees from Myanmar (Burma) with a variety of resources. Services may include: - Affordable housing - Child care - Food Resources - Transportation services - Community gardens - Crisis services - Elders programming - Family advocacy - Health insurance - Immigration services - Medical care - Mental heath services - Public assistance programs - School enrollment KOM also offers life skills trainings in areas including: - Community resources - Financial literacy - Housing laws and safety - Law enforcement - Public transit
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Assists refugees, asylees, U or T visa holders, or Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders in adjusting status to a lawful permanent resident. Helps immigrant survivors of domestic violence and violent crimes and their qualified family members obtain legal immigration status. Also helps permanent residents apply to become US citizens and assists in replacing lost, stolen, or expiring documents.
Provides holistic, family-centered, and specialized services for individuals seeking asylum and refugees. Services include: - Case management: Intensive case management services for new arrivals, and extended social service support - Education: Many different educational opportunities, including new arrivals orientation, financial literacy, computer skills, and job readiness - Employment: Professional employment counseling for refugee and asylum seeking families receiving public assistance or enrolled in the Match Grant - Immigration: Assistance to help refugees on their path to citizenship and to reunite eligible family members who are overseas
- Provides 100% Federal funding for refugee-specific social services - Based on percentage of refugees that resettled in the state over the previous three fiscal years - Discretionary Grants for which Minnesota has successfully competed
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- Citizenship classes
- English classes
- Housing assistance
- Information on public benefits, immunizations, and school enrollment - Physical check-ups and screening
- Transportation - Translation
Provides holistic, family-centered, and specialized services for individuals seeking asylum and refugees. Services include: - Case management: Intensive case management services for new arrivals, and extended social service support - Education: Many different educational opportunities, including new arrivals orientation, financial literacy, computer skills, and job readiness - Employment: Professional employment counseling for refugee and asylum seeking families receiving public assistance or enrolled in the Match Grant - Immigration: Assistance to help refugees on their path to citizenship and to reunite eligible family members who are overseas
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
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- Refugee and Employment Programs: Employment counseling, assistance in job search and placement. Service is available in most refugee languages.
- Refugee resettlement assistance provided for application of family reunification for eligible relatives and for Green Card applications and other INS documents.
- Minnesota Family Investment Program: MFIP provider of case management and supported work program for Hennepin County.
Refugee resettlement services include:
- Assistance in networking throughout the community
- Budgeting orientation
- Cultural and employment orientation
- Intake orientation
- Medical access
- Reception
- Recruitment and training of volunteers
- School registration
- Stable housing
Donations of household items are accepted:
- Children's Welcome Baskets: Donors may express their creativity to create age-specific baskets for infants and toddlers, grade school youth, teens and adults
- Cleaning Supplies Baskets: Create a "Bucket Basics" by filling a trash can with dish soap, laundry detergent, mop and broom, shower curtain with rings, sponges and paper towels, toilet paper and trash bag
- Needed Basic Household Items: Bathroom rugs and mats, can openers, glassware, comforters and large blankets, kitchen and bathroom towels, kitchen tables and chairs, lamps with shades, large kitchen trash can, mattresses/box springs (gently used), pots and pans, sheet sets, shower curtains with rings, silverware, and sofas
- Refurbished Computer and Internet Funds
- Rental Assistance/Utility Fund
- Shopping Cart Fund
- Survival Kits: 60 watt light bulbs, alarm clock, children's Tylenol and adult Tylenol, envelopes, first aid kit, flashlight, key chains, new pillows, nightlights (children's and adults), postage stamps (10 per bag), thermometer and wallet
Volunteer opportunities:
- Donation collections: Organizes donation drives for items in order to meet the needs of families or to stock up CCRRP supplies
- Driving teachers: Assists a client in learning how to drive, help study for permit test and help client practice for driving
- English as a second language tutors: Helps with English lessons at the family's home
- Family mentor: A volunteer is involved with a family about a month after arrival and once per week afterward. This time can include practicing English, taking them to the grocery store, or just chatting about life in the U.S. Commitment to the family is three months. Preferred group of 2-3 people, with friends, family or co-workers
- Grocery shopping groups: Assists in purchasing basic food items to be available the day or night refugee families arrive into the U.S
- Special projects: Engages volunteers in special projects to benefit the program which uses their skills and talents. Contact CCRRP with ideas for special projects.
Background check, training and volunteer orientation required for some volunteering opportunities.
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Connects refugees and immigrants with existing services in the community to meet their basic needs.
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Assists refugees fleeing poverty and political harassment; services include citizenship preparation, housing, employment, and cultural adjustment. Also assists refugees in accessing available governmental services. Information is available regarding the following:
- Adult day care for aged dependent
- Child care assistance
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
- Low income housing
- MinnesotaCare
- Medicaid
- Public assistance
- Special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants & Children (WIC)
- Social security
Clients can receive assistance with the process of completing forms necessary to receive assistance from public support; also helps clients to correctly report to support providers and therefore maintain a client's support services.
Acts as an advocate on behalf of clients intervening with support services providers when necessary and helping procure translation services.
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Helps new refugees get settled in a new city. Refugee resettlement services include:
- Airport pick-up
- Application assistance for Social Security, SNAP, and other resources
- Connecting adults to English as a second language class
- Cultural orientation
- Enrolling children in school
- Housing search
- Providing basic household items
- Other services appropriate for the individual
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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