Financial Empowerment Navigator | Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center (EMBARC)

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

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

Required documents

Documentation indicating a formal layoff of business closure

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

Fees

None

Service area

Dallas County, IA
Polk County, IA

Description

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.

Providing organization

Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center (EMBARC)

Offers refugee services.