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2016-2017 DIRECTORY OF REFUGEE SERVICE PROVIDERS

Compiled by the Refugee Resettlement Programs Office

Minnesota Department of Human Services Resettlement Programs Office

P O BOX 64951 444 Lafayette Road North Saint Paul MN 55164-0951

Phone: 651-431-3846 Cell: 651-295-4531 Fax: 651-431-7525

https://rpo.dhs.state.mn.us

For inquiries or updated information, please contact Ama Akakpo at [email protected]

https://rpo.dhs.state.mn.us/

mailto:[email protected]


REFUGEE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS

METRO AREA

AGENCY NAME CONTACT INFORMATION

GRANT MANAGER SERVICES1 LANGUAGE CAPACITY

African Community Services2 ------------------------ African Immigrant Community Services

1305 E 24th Street Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-721-9984 Fax: 612-721-9031 -------------------------------- 1933 13th Avenue S Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-871-9481 Fax: 612-871-9162

Abdillahi Nur [email protected] Khalif Jama [email protected] www.africancs.org -------------------------------------------- Mustafa Hassan [email protected] www.aicsmn.org

Orientation to employment services, employability assessment, job skills classes, referrals to childcare and transportation services, supervised job search, counseling, translation, ESL, Employment Services, Housing Services, Youth Services, Interpretation

Arabic, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Swahili -------------------------- Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Swahili

ARRIVE MINISTRIES ------------------------

1515 E 66th Street Richfield MN 55423 PH: 612-243-2954 Fax: 612-798-4314 --------------------------------

Anya Yastremski [email protected]

www.arriveministries.org --------------------------------------------

Employment development plans, job readiness workshops, individual job search and placement services, job retention follow up

Arabic, Burmese, French, Karen, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Ukrainian --------------------------

1 For a list of employment program outcome indicators, please refer to appendix A. 2 The consortium’s lead agency is outlined in bold.



http://www.africancs.org/


http://www.aicsmn.org/


http://www.arriveministries.org/


Lutheran Social Service

2400 Park Ave Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-879-5260 PH: 612-879-5236 Fax: 612-871-0354

Yusuf Abdi [email protected] Fatuma Elmi [email protected] www.lssmn.org

Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Kiswahili, Somali

Communidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio

720 E Lake Street Minneapolis MN 55407 PH: 612-746-3500 Fax: 612-871-1058 797 E 7th Street Saint Paul MN 55106 PH: 651-379-4203 Fax: 651-292-0347

Ann Meyers [email protected] Ubah Jama [email protected] www.clues.org

ESL classes, Career Center programming, ESL computer classes, work readiness classes, MFIP services, job development, placement and retention, and Nationally recognized Customer Service/Cashier training

Arabic, Somali, Spanish

Hmong American Partnership ------------------------ RESOURCE

1075 Arcade Street Saint Paul MN 55106 PH: 651-495-9160 Fax: 651-495-1699 -------------------------------- 900 20th Ave South Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-752-8800 Fax: 612-752-8801 1450 Energy Park Drive Suite 127A Saint Paul MN 55108 PH: 612-752-8868 Fax: 612-752-8881

Steve Kaari [email protected] www.hmong.org -------------------------------------------- Mina Ferden [email protected] www.resource-mn.org

Refugee employment services, workshops on job readiness, help with job applications, referrals to social services, mock interviews, intensive case management, direct job placement

Burmese, Buthanese, Hmong, Karen, Somali -------------------------- Bosnian, Hmong, Karen, Oromo, Somali, Swahili



http://www.lssmn.org/



http://www.clues.org/

http://www.hmong.org/


http://www.resource-mn.org/


International Institute of Minnesota

1694 Como Ave Saint Paul MN 55108 PH: 651-647-0191 Fax: 651-647-9268

Micaela Schuneman [email protected] Corleen Smith [email protected] www.iimn.org

Employment counseling and navigation, job clubs, mock interviews, English language classes, computer training, job skills/training programs (hospitality, nursing assistant, medical careers), job placement and retention assistance, College Readiness program

Amharic, Arabic,

Burmese, Karen,

Kiswahili, Oromo,

Russian, Somali,

Spanish, Tigrinya

Karen Organization of Minnesota ------------------------ CAPI USA (formerly known as Center for Asian and Pacific Islanders)

2353 Rice St Suite 240 Saint Paul, MN 55113 PH: 651-788-7593 Fax: 651-788-7909 -------------------------------- 3702 E Lake Street Suite 200 Minneapolis MN 55406 PH: 612-721-0122 Fax: 612-724-6085

Alexis Walstad [email protected] Eh Tha Khu [email protected] Morrison Johnny [email protected] www.mnkaren.org -------------------------------------------- Ekta Prakash [email protected] Mary Niedermeyer [email protected] www.capiusa.org

Orientation to employment services, employability assessment, supervised job search, retention and career laddering services, MFIP and RCA case management with MFIP and RCA counselors, job development and placement services, English Language Learning classes, referrals to childcare providers and other social service programs

Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Thai -------------------------- Burmese, French,

Hindi, Hmong,

Karen, Laotian,

Nepali, Oromo,

Somali, Thai



http://www.iimn.org/




http://www.mnkaren.org/



http://www.capiusa.org/


------------------------ Bhutanese Community Organization of Minnesota

-------------------------------- 1394 Jackson Street, Suite 200 Saint Paul, MN 55117 PH: 651-202-3715 Fax: 651-202-3715

-------------------------------------------- Til Pokwal Chhetri [email protected] www.bhutanesemn.org

-------------------------- Dzongkha, Hindi, Nepali

Lifetrack ----------------------- Vietnamese Social Services ------------------------ Welcome Center of Austin

709 University Ave Saint Paul MN 55104 PH: 612-787-2312Fax: 651-227-0621 ------------------------------- 277 University Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55103

PH: 651-641-8907 Fax: 651-641-8908 -------------------------------- 111 N. Main Street Suite 101 Austin, MN 55912 PH: 507-434-2863 Fax: 507-434-2868

Liberty Mickelson [email protected] www.lifetrack-mn.org -------------------------------------------- Yen Van Pham [email protected] Peter Nguyen [email protected] www.vssmn.org -------------------------------------------- Solomon Paul [email protected]

www.austinwelcomecenter.org

MFIP and RCA Case Management, monthly update for MFIP & RCA workers, orientation to employment, job development, job coaching, work skill instruction, career counseling, job placement, community referrals, short-term skills training

American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, German, Hmong, Karen, Karenni, Oromo, Somali, Thai, Urdu --------------------------Burmese, Karen, Somali, Thai, Vietnamese -------------------------- Burmese, Po Karen, Sgaw Karen, Spanish


http://www.bhutanesemn.org/


http://www.lifetrack-mn.org/



http://www.vssmn.org/


http://www.austinwelcomecenter.org/


Minnesota Council of Churches

122 W Franklin Av Suite 100 Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-874-8605 Fax: 612-870-3622

Ben Walen [email protected] Laura Svoboda [email protected]

www.mnchurches.org/refugeeservices

Comprehensive employment services for MFIP and RCA clients including: employment development plans, job readiness and financial literacy workshops, individual job search and placement services, job retention follow up.

Arabic, Burmese, French, Hmong, Karen, Nepali, Somali, Spanish, Thai

RISE, Inc.

3708 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis MN 55409 PH: 612-872-7720 Fax: 612-872-7679

Truc Pham [email protected] www.rise.org

Job orientation, job placement and intensive support services, job development, transportation to and from work if needed, individualized employment counseling, follow up support visits at employment site or off-site, identification of other educational programs in the community

Arabic, French, Hmong, Karen, Somali, Swahili, Vietnamese

Southeast Asian Refugee Community Home

1113 E Franklin Ave Suite 212 Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-673-9388 Fax: 612-673-0840

Charles Benson [email protected] www.facebook.com/SEARCH.MN.org

Orientation to employment services, employability assessment, supervised job search, retention and career laddering services, referrals to other support services

Amharic, Burmese, Cambodian, French, Hmong, Italian, Lao, Karen, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, Thai, Vietnamese



http://www.mnchurches.org/


http://www.rise.org/


http://www.facebook.com/SEARCH.MN.org

http://www.facebook.com/SEARCH.MN.org


GREATER MINNESOTA


GRANT MANAGER SERVICES LANGUAGE CAPACITY

Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association ------------------------ Somali Community Resettlement Services

2500 Valleyhigh Drive NW Rochester MN 55901 PH: 507-289-5960 Fax: 507-289-6199 ---------------------------- 1312 ½ 7th St NW Suite 206 Rochester MN 55901 PH: 507-361-1414 Fax: 507-361-1415

Ahmed Osman [email protected] www.imaa.net -------------------------------------------- Abdullah Hared [email protected]

Employment services (job clubs, search, job development, nursing assistant training), post placement follow up

Arabic, Bosnian, Hmong, Indonesian, Khmer, Lao , Russian, Somali, Spanish , Urdu, Vietnamese ------------------------------- Somali, Swahili

Lutheran Social Service (Saint Cloud)

22 Wilson Ave NE, Suite 110 St. Cloud, MN 56302 PH: 320-251-7700 Fax: 320-251- 8898

Yusuf Abdi [email protected] Fathiya Mohamed [email protected]

www.lssmn.org

Employment plan development, structured job search, job placement and retention services

Somali

Minnesota Council of Churches Mankato Area

501 S 2nd Street Mankato MN 56001 PH: 507-345-1554 Fax: 507-345-1556

Margo Druschel [email protected] www.mnchurches.org

Employment development plans, job search supports, job placement services

Somali, Spanish


http://www.imaa.net/








REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS


GRANT MANAGER SERVICES LANGUAGE CAPACITY

Arrive Ministries

1515 E 66th Street Richfield MN 55423 PH: 612-243-2965 Fax: 612-798-4314

Michelle Eberhard [email protected] Rebbecca Davis [email protected] www.arriveministries.org

Refugee Cash Assistance Administration

Arabic, Burmese, French, Karen, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Ukrainian

Catholic Charities St Paul

1276 University Ave Saint Paul MN 55104 PH: 651-647-2281 Fax: 651-641-1005

June Jordan [email protected]

Katy Radloff [email protected]

https://www.cctwincities.org

Karen, Cambodian, Thai, Chinese, Burmese, Somali w/intern

Catholic Charities Rochester/Winona

903 W Center Street Suite 220 Rochester MN 55902 PH: 507-287-2047 Fax: 507-287-2050

Kristina Hammell [email protected] www.ccwinona.org

Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, French, Nepali, Somali, Swahili

International Institute of Minnesota

1694 Como Ave Saint Paul MN 55108 PH: 651-647-0191 Fax: 651-647-9268

Micaela Schuneman [email protected] Corleen Smith [email protected]

Amharic, Arabic,

Burmese, Karen,

Kiswahili, Oromo,






https://www.cctwincities.org/


http://www.ccwinona.org/




www.iimn.org

Russian, Somali,

Spanish, Tigrinya

Lutheran Social Service

2400 Park Ave Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-879-5260 PH: 612-879-5273 Fax: 612-871-0354

Yusuf Abdi [email protected] Sadia Mumin [email protected] www.lssmn.org

Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Kiswahili, Somali

Minnesota Council of Churches

122 W Franklin Av Suite 100 Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-874-8605 Fax: 612-870-3622


www.mnchurches.org

Arabic, Burmese, French, Hmong, Karen, Nepali, Somali, Spanish, Thai









REFUGEE SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS

METRO AREA


GRANT MANAGER OUTCOME DOMAINS3 LANGUAGE CAPACITY

African Community Services

1305 E 24th Street Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-721-9984 Fax: 612-721-9031

Abdillahi Nur [email protected] Khalif Jama [email protected] www.africancs.org

Housing, secondary resettlement, transportation, connection to ongoing community resources

Arabic, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Swahili

Arrive Ministries -------------------------- Bhutanese Community Organization of Minnesota

1515 E 66th Street Richfield MN 55423 PH: 612-243-2971 Fax: 612-798-4314 -------------------------------- 1394 Jackson Street, Suite 200 Saint Paul, MN 55117 PH: 651-202-3715 Fax: 651-202-3715

Amber Kerrigan [email protected] Christine Burton [email protected] www.arriveministries.org ------------------------------------------ Til Pokwal Chhetri [email protected] www.bhutanesemn.org

Housing, secondary resettlement, transportation, connection to ongoing community resources, immigration

Arabic, Burmese, French, Karen, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Thai, Ukrainian ------------------------------ Dzongkha, Hindi, Nepali

3 For a list of social service outcome indicators, please refer to appendix B.



http://www.africancs.org/





http://www.bhutanesemn.org/


CAPI USA (formerly known as Center for Asian and Pacific Islanders)

3702 E Lake Street Suite 200 Minneapolis MN 55406 PH: 612-721-0122 Fax: 612-724-6085

Ekta Prakash [email protected] Yaomee Xiong [email protected] www.capiusa.org


Burmese, French, Hindi, Hmong, Karen, Laotian, Nepali, Oromo, Somali, Thai

Hmong American Partnership -------------------------- Lutheran Social Service

1075 Arcade Street Saint Paul MN 55106 PH: 651-495-9160 Fax: 651-495-1699 -------------------------------- 2400 Park Ave Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-879-5260 Fax: 612-871-0354

Steve Kaari [email protected] www.hmong.org ----------------------------------------- Yusuf Abdi [email protected] www.lssmn.org

Secondary resettlement, transportation, connection to ongoing community resources, immigration

Burmese, Buthanese, Hmong, Karen, Somali ------------------------------- Amharic, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Kiswahili, Somali

International Institute of Minnesota -------------------------- Brian Coyle Community Center

1694 Como Ave St Paul MN 55108 PH: 651-647-0191 Fax: 651-647-9268 -------------------------------- 420 15th Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55454 PH: 612-338-5282 FAX: 612-338-8421

Micaela Schuneman [email protected] Corleen Smith [email protected] www.iimn.org ----------------------------------------- Amano Dube [email protected] Bekele Adamu [email protected] www.puc-mn.org


Amharic, Arabic,

Burmese, Karen,

Kiswahili, Oromo,

Russian, Somali,

Spanish, Tigrinya

-----------------------------

Amharic, Oromo, Swahili, Somali, Tigrinya



http://www.capiusa.org/

http://www.hmong.org/








http://www.puc-mn.org/


Karen Organization of Minnesota -------------------------- Arrive Ministries

2353 Rice St Suite 240 Saint Paul, MN 55113 PH: 651-788-7593 Fax: 651-788-7909 -------------------------------- 1515 E 66th Street Richfield MN 55423 PH: 612-243-2971 Fax: 612-798-4314

Alexis Walstad [email protected] Eh Tha Khu [email protected] Moses Moe [email protected] www.mnkaren.org ------------------------------------------ Amber Kerrigan [email protected] Christine Burton [email protected] www.arriveministries.org


Burmese, Karen, Karenni, Thai ------------------------------ Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, French, Karen, Russian, Somali, Swahili, Thai, Ukrainian

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid ------------------------ African Immigrant Community Services

430 1st Ave N Suite 300 Minneapolis MN 55401 PH: 612-334-5970 Fax: 612-334-5755 ------------------------------ 1933 13th Avenue S Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-871-9481 Fax: 612-871-9162

Margaret Russell [email protected] www.mylegalaid.org ------------------------------------------ Mustafa Hassan [email protected] www.aicsmn.org


Amharic, Arabic, Hmong, Russian, Somali, Spanish ------------------------------ Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Swahili









http://www.mylegalaid.org/




Minnesota Council of Churches -------------------------- District 6 Planning Council

122 W Franklin Ave Suite 100 Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-874-8605 Fax: 612-870-3622 -------------------------------- 171 Front Ave Saint Paul, MN 55117 PH: 651-488-4485 Fax: 651-488-0343


www.mnchurches.org ------------------------------------------ Kerry Antrim [email protected] http://www.district6stpaul.org


Arabic, Burmese, French, Hmong, Karen, Nepali, Somali, Spanish, Thai ------------------------------

Neighborhood House ------------------------- Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

179 Robie Street E St Paul MN 55107 PH: 651-789-2531 Fax: 651-789-2501 ----------------------------- 450 N Syndicate St Suite 200 St Paul MN 55104 PH: 651-641-1011 Fax: 651-641-1131

Joan Schlecht [email protected]

www.neighb.org ------------------------------------------ John Keller [email protected]

www.ilcm.org


Amharic, Burmese, Hmong, Karen, Lao, Somali, Spanish, Thai, Tigrinya ------------------------------ Burmese, Hmong, Karen, Somali, Spanish





http://www.district6stpaul.org/


http://www.neighb.org/


http://www.ilcm.org/


GREATER MINNESOTA


GRANT MANAGER OUTCOME DOMAINS LANGUAGE CAPACITY

Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association ------------------------- Somali Community Resettlement Services -------------------------- Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

2500 Valleyhigh Drive NW Rochester MN 55901 PH: 507-289-5960 Fax: 507-289-6199 ---------------------------- 1312 ½ 7th St NW Suite 206 Rochester MN 55901 PH: 507-361-1414 Fax: 507-361-1415 ---------------------------- 903 W Center Street Suite 130 Rochester MN 55902 PH: 507-292-0080 Fax: 507-292-0060

Ahmed Osman [email protected] www.imaa.net ------------------------------------------ Abdullah Hared [email protected] ------------------------------------------ Jennifer Stohl Powell [email protected] Phengta Phetsarath [email protected] www.smrls.org


Arabic, Bosnian, German, Indonesian, Khmer, Lao , Somali, Spanish , Vietnamese ------------------------------- Somali, Swahili ------------------------------- Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Spanish, Thai

Lutheran Social Service (St Cloud)

22 Wilson Ave NE Suite 110 St Cloud MN 55302 PH: 320-251-7700 Fax: 320-251-8898

Yusuf Abdi [email protected] Mohamed Haashi [email protected] www.lssmn.org


Somali


http://www.imaa.net/




http://www.smrls.org/





-------------------------- St Cloud Area Legal Services

--------------------------- P O BOX 886 St Cloud MN 56302 830 W St Germain Street Suite 300 St Cloud MN 56301 PH: 320-253-0121 Fax: 320-253-5794

------------------------------------------ Ann Cofell [email protected] www.mylegalaid.org

------------------------------- Somali, Spanish, Swahili

Minnesota Council of Churches Mankato Area

501 S 2nd Street Mankato MN 56001 PH: 507-345-1554 Fax: 507-345-1556

Margo Druschel [email protected]

www.mnchurches.org


Somali, Spanish

United Way of Freeborn County

314 S Broadway Ave Albert Lea MN 56007 PH: 507-373-8670 Fax: 507-377-0851

Ann Austin [email protected] www.unitedwayfc.org


Karen

Welcome Center of Austin

316 N. Main Street Austin, MN 55912 PH: 507-434-2863 Fax: 507-434-2868

Solomon Paul [email protected]

www.austinwelcomecenter.org


Burmese, Po Karen, Sgaw Karen, Spanish

Worthington ABE/District 518 --------------------------

117 11th Ave Suite 3 Worthington MN 56187 PH: 507-372-1200 Fax: 507-376-6703 ----------------------------

Sharon Johnson [email protected] www.isd518.net/commed ------------------------------------------

Secondary resettlement, transportation, connection to ongoing community resources, immigration

-------------------------------


http://www.mylegalaid.org/




http://www.unitedwayfc.org/


http://www.austinwelcomecenter.org/


http://www.isd518.net/commed


Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

450 N Syndicate St Suite 200 St Paul MN 55104 PH: 651-641-1011 Fax: 651-641-1131

John Keller [email protected] www.ilcm.org

Burmese, Karen, Spanish


http://www.ilcm.org/


OTHER GRANTEES

INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS

AGENCY NAME

CONTACT INFORMATION

GRANT MANAGER SERVICES

Minnesota Department of Education

1500 Highway 36 West Roseville MN 55113 PH: 651-582-8574 Fax: 651-582-8727

Michael Bowlus [email protected] www.education.state.mn.us

Sub-grant management for school districts in Hennepin, Nobles, Olmsted, Ramsey and Rice counties; staff training on English language proficiency standards; creation of curricula and resources tailored to refugee children; program evaluation and reporting

Minnesota Department of Health

625 Robert Street North P O BOX 64975 Saint Paul MN 55164 PH: 651-201-5544 Fax: 651-201-5501

Blain Mamo [email protected] www.health.state.mn.us

Coordination of medical screening and health education services for refugees


http://www.education.state.mn.us/


http://www.health.state.mn.us/


INVESTING IN REFUGEE STUDENTS GRANTS

AGENCY and GRANT MANAGER’S INFORMATION

SCHOOL SITE(S) SLOTS OUTCOME 1: Academics4

OUTCOME 2: Leadership

OUTCOME 3: Socio-emotional well being

OUTCOME 4: Parental involvement

Faribault Public Schools ISD656 710 17th Street SW P O BOX 618 Faribault MN 55021 Phone: 507-333-6033 Fax: 507-384-3844 Contact: Anne Marie Leland [email protected] www.faribault.k12.mn.us

Faribault Middle School Faribault High School

62 X X X X

Karen Organization of Minnesota 2353 Rice St Suite 240 Saint Paul, MN 55113 Phone: 651-788-7593 Fax: 651-788-7909 Contacts: Alexis Walstad [email protected] Eh Tha Khu

Battle Creek Middle School (Saint Paul) Harding Senior High School (Saint Paul) Humboldt Secondary School (Saint Paul)

152 X X X X

4 For a list of refugee student outcome indicators, please refer to appendix D.


http://www.faribault.k12.mn.us/



[email protected] Moses Moe [email protected] www.mnkaren.org ----------------------------------------- Saint Paul Public Schools 360 Colborne St St Paul MN 55102 Phone: 651-767-8363 Fax: 651-293-5411 Contact: Erika Bakkum [email protected] www.spps.org

International Academy LEAP (Saint Paul) Washington High School (Saint Paul)

Lincoln International High School 2520 Minnehaha Ave South Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-872-8690 Fax: 612-879-9557 Contact: Manyi Tambe [email protected] www.lincolnihs.org -----------------------------------------

Lincoln International High School South High School Wellstone International High School

210 X X X X





http://www.spps.org/


http://www.lincolnihs.org/


African Immigrant Community Services 1933 13th Ave South Minneapolis MN 55404 PH: 612-871-4909 Fax: 612-871-8273 Contact: Mustafa Hassan [email protected]

www.aicsmn.org ----------------------------------------- Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota 420 15th Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55454 PH:612-605-3222 Fax: 612-605-3266 Contact: Mohamud Noor [email protected]

www.csc-mn.org

Worthington School District District 518 Community Education 117 Eleventh Avenue, Suite 3 Worthington MN 56187 Phone: 507-376-6105 Fax: 507-376-6703 Contact: Sharon Johnson [email protected] www.isd518.net/commed

Prairie Elementary School Worthington Middle School Worthington High School

22 X X X X




http://www.csc-mn.org/


http://www.isd518.net/commed


APPENDIX A: SOCIAL SERVICE OUTCOME INDICATORS

HOUSING

Number of households in unsubsidized housing: (one head of household per unit)

Number of households in subsidized housing (one head of household per unit)

Number of households who were at risk of losing permanent housing (one head of household per unit)

SECONDARY RESETTLEMENT

(Refugees who moved from another state OR relocated within MN between a metro/Greater Minnesota

area.)

Refugee households who were assessed to be lacking in one or more of the following initial resettlement needs who have ALL services needed met after program participation (one head of household per unit) SERVICES: access to public benefits, basic needs support (food, clothing, furniture, household items), enrollment in Health Plan, incomplete Refugee Health Assessment, registration for children in school if needed.

TRANSPORTATION

Number of refugees (16 or older) who achieve transportation independence through public transportation.

Number of refugees (16 or older) who achieve transportation independence through completion of drivers training, obtaining a driver’s permit or obtaining a driver’s license.


CONNECTION TO ONGOING COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Refugee parents in need of child care services have ongoing access to childcare after RSS participation ends. (one parent per household)

Refugees with health conditions are receiving ongoing health services which improve well-being and are able to maintain these after RSS services end (any age refugee with health condition which requires ongoing treatment)

Refugees are regularly participating in ongoing social groups/programs leading to improved social connections and are able to maintain participation after RSS services end. i.e.: wellness programs, recreation programs, mentor programs, continuing education, family programs (any age refugee connected to and regularly participating in ongoing programming).

Refugees in need of emergency and/or crisis services are connected to appropriate resources to meet their needs. (i.e.: shelter, domestic violence)

IMMIGRATION

Number of individuals who have submitted application for permanent residence through program. (assistance for any follow up issues that arise based on that application is required)

Number of individuals who have submitted application for citizenship through program. (assistance for any follow up issues that arise based on that application is required)

Number of individuals who submitted application outside of RPO funded agency who were assisted to resolve issue with application leading to a successful outcome for their case.


APPENDIX B: REFUGEE STUDENT OUTCOME INDICATORS

IMPROVED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

a. Number of students showing regular school attendance

b. Number of students demonstrating improved grade point average and test scores

c. Number of students validating grade completions

d. Number of students accruing graduation credits

ACQUISITION AND PRACTICE OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS

a. Number of students sustaining participation in school activities or community activities

b. Number of students completing leadership training programs

c. Number of students completing volunteer work

d. Number of students working in part time employment

ENHANCED EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OR PARENT / FAMILY

RELATIONSHIPS

a. Number of students and parent(s) completing an informational intake

b. Number of students and parent(s) enrolled in mental health services or family counseling

c. Number of students and parent(s) participating in mental health services or family counseling sessions


PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

a. Number of parent(s) completing parenting classes

b. Number of parent(s) participating in student engagement activities (tutoring, advisory councils, leadership programs)

c. Number of parent(s) participating in parent-teacher conferences and other school activities

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