"Empowering families and individuals to become self sufficient through goal-centered supportive services."
Projects
Refugee Resettlement and Placement (R/P)
Refugee Services is contracted by Church World Services (CWS) and Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) to provide refugee resettlement services. The R/P program assists newly arrived refugees during their first three months in the country. Each refugee family is assigned a case manager who works with them to ensure basic needs are met, community orientation is completed, all documentation is secured, families are connected to services they are eligible for, and children are registered for school. A resettlement plan is formulated with each family based on their individual needs.
Read the Oberta family's Resettlement and Placement Story.
Refugee Supportive Housing Network (RSHN)
The Refugee Supportive Housing Network seeks referrals of refugees and asylees who are homeless or threatened by homelessness. RSHN offers time-limited rental assistance and supportive case management services that focus on establishing a true home for those enrolled. Each participating family signs a covenant to work towards self-sufficiency while they receive support from the program and the average length of participation in RSHN is 6-9 months. After each case has been resolved, Refugee Services maintains contact with each client for up to a year to ensure that their living situation remains stable. Refugee Services works in partnership with Minnesota African Women’s Association and Sub Saharan African Youth and Family Services to provide culturally appropriate services to families.
New Asylee Integration Project (NAIP)
This innovative program targets newly granted Asylees who are lacking in knowledge of how to access community resources that are readily available to them. Enrollment into NAIP refers Asylee participants to Refugee Health Assessments and connects clients to available resources and case management services if needed. The goal of NAIP is to connect new Asylees during the next 6 months and ensure that all participants go through the health screening process, while targeting employment and other issues that keep Asylees from thriving in the United States. NAIP is funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
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