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Refugee Resettlement Services
Reception and Placement
During the first 90 days after a refugee arrives in the United States, core reception and placement services are provided under an agreement with the Department of State through LIRS's network of affiliate offices and suboffices. Reception and placement services include assistance with initial housing, furnishings, clothing and food; applying for social security cards; initial health screenings and medical care; employment referral services; English language instruction referrals; and a warm welcoming hand of friendship.
After this initial period many affiliate offices and suboffices provide post-placement services to assist refugees. Post-placement services include the following: |
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How Can You Help Refugees?
Imagine what it must be like to be in a new country with a new language, new social structures and new cultural customs. Resettled refugees bring resourcefulness and hope, but still need helping hands and welcoming hearts to assist them in transitioning to life in the United States. How can you help?
Donate
Your generous gifts help LIRS fulfill our mission of welcoming the stranger.
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Serve
Here are a couple resources to help you get started:
• Opening Hearts, Opening Doors for Refugees
• 25 Ways to Help Refugees |
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Preferred Communities
This is an Office of Refugee Resettlement program
that promotes resettlement in communities which have favorable conditions
for welcoming newcomers. These conditions would include characteristics
such as a good job market, affordable housing and a welcoming community
attitude. In order to promote resettlement in these communities funds
are available to assist organizations in working with communities
willing to resettle newcomers.
Matching Grant
This U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement program
emphasizes employment services to refugees and enables our affiliates
to provide support services during the period in which the refugees
are seeking and beginning employment. Federal funds must be matched
by affiliate funds in support of the services.
Read more.
Special Needs
The Office of Refugee Resettlement also provides
funding to provide supplemental social services to special groups
of refugees such as those with special medical conditions or Sudanese
young adults.
State Social Service Programs
Many states provide funding to local programs
to assist refugees with English language training, employment services
social services. The state programs are funded through the Office
of Refugee Resettlement and work coordinately with the provision of
core resettlement services.
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FAQs on refugee resettlement:
Page last modified December 2, 2004.
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