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FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT NAVIGATOR | ETHNIC MINORITIES OF BURMA ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE CENTER (EMBARC)

Provides support with maintaining unemployment benefits and supports clients in finding equitable employment and continues to advocate with local employers to meet the needs of the ELL community in the workplace.

Physical Address

4801 Franklin Avenue, Suite 101, Des Moines, IA 50310

Hours

Mon 9 am - 5 pm; Tue 9 am - 5 pm; Wed 9 am - 5 pm; Thu 9 am - 5 pm; Fri 9 am - 5 pm;

Application process

Come in and request support, however, due to staffing capacities, they may be placed on a waitlist, clients must be assigned to a Navigator and will meet weekly

Fee

None

Required documents

Documentation indicating a formal layoff of business closure

Eligibility

Open to refugees or immigrants from Burma who qualify for unemployment benefits, and to individuals who have been laid off due to no fault of their own

Languages

Burmese, English, Hakka, Karen

Service area

Polk County, Iowa
Dallas County, Iowa

Agency info

ETHNIC MINORITIES OF BURMA ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE CENTER (EMBARC)

Offers refugee services.