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Helps refugees successfully adapt to life in the United States, focuses on meeting the immediate basic needs of new arrivals, assisting refugees in obtaining early employment and achieving self-sufficiency, and nurturing community integration for new Americans.

A variety of programs are offered to help support refugees through participation in the Resettlement Program. Call or visit website to get more information on what supported services are offered through the Resettlement Program.
Resettlement services for newly arrived refugees (must be assigned to LFS through U.S. Refugee Program and arrive directly in Omaha or Lincoln through LFS resettlement program). Family reunification applications are available to anyone who arrived as refugee. Employment search services (available to anyone who arrived as a refugee and is not yet a U.S. Citizen).
Resettlement services for newly arrived refugees (must be assigned to LFS through U.S. Refugee Program and arrive directly in Omaha or Lincoln through LFS resettlement program). Family reunification applications are available to anyone who arrived as refugee. Employment search services (available to anyone who arrived as a refugee and is not yet a U.S. Citizen).
Provides one-on-one, in-home classes for clients who came to America with refugee status. Offers acclimation education regarding cleaning (how to maintain a home) as well as fire safety.

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Fire Prevention Information
Refugee Resettlement Services
Offers skill building programs, navigates housing and other community resources, and offers education and supportive services to existing immigrant population to help incoming refugees become self-sufficient as quickly as possible. Connects with safe and affordable housing, access to medical care and education, employment opportunities, and cultural knowledge of the U.S.

Provides resettlement services to refugees assigned to the Center by the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. Employment and Social Services including workplace skill-building, application assistance, and resource navigation are available to all refugees and immigrants, regardless of length of time in our community.
Refugee assistance includes provision of services to refugees. Services include, but are not limited to: provision of furnished housing, food, basic clothing, cultural orientation, and enrollment in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes; refugees are also assisted with finding employment and childcare, enrolling children in school, and using public transportation.

Match grant incentive program for refugees and asylees who want to work within 180 days of arrival in America.

Referrals provided for refugees and immigrants in America more than six months.

Multicultural training is available to organizations and churches upon request.

Provides support services to all refugees and immigrants in Lincoln and Lancaster County.

Interpretation services are provided to assist with appointments and translating all sorts of documents that the clients may have. The project advocates for men and women to enable them become independent by providing tools and resources to help them achieve independence.

The MENA Hope Project provides assistance to refugees and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa. Collaborates with resettlement agencies bringing new refugees into Lincoln and Lancaster County to help them with a smooth transition to their new home. Home visits may be made to determine what assistance is needed and the new families are given apriority to come and shop at the center for clothes, food, and enroll in classes.

Staff members who speak several languages to provide enhanced support for refugees and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA Hope Project), Asian refugees and immigrants from Afghanistan and India, and African refugees and immigrants who speak Swahili or French.

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Citizenship Education
Refugee Resettlement Services

Provides support services to all refugees and immigrants in Lincoln and Lancaster County.

Interpretation services are provided to assist with appointments and translating all sorts of documents that the clients may have. The project advocates for men and women to enable them become independent by providing tools and resources to help them achieve independence.

The MENA Hope Project provides assistance to refugees and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa. Collaborates with resettlement agencies bringing new refugees into Lincoln and Lancaster County to help them with a smooth transition to their new home. Home visits may be made to determine what assistance is needed and the new families are given apriority to come and shop at the center for clothes, food, and enroll in classes.

Staff members who speak several languages to provide enhanced support for refugees and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA Hope Project), Asian refugees and immigrants from Afghanistan and India, and African refugees and immigrants who speak Swahili or French.

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Citizenship Education
Refugee Resettlement Services
Bosnian individuals are assisted with all aspects of their lives. Home care services, English classes, socialization, and transportation are a few of the resource available.

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English as a Second Language
Refugee Resettlement Services
Assists all refugees; provides programs for ESL, transportation, cultural orientation, and employment. Helps refugees learn to live and work in the United States.

Services include:
-- English as a Second Language.
-- Employment skills class.
-- Interpreters available to go with refugees to medical appointments or hospitals.
-- Advocacy.
-- Coordinates health and human services, ESL classes, housing with OHA, citizenship, drivers' licenses and classes, etc.
-- Public speaking.
-- Job placement for refugees.
-- Refugee resettlement from another country to Omaha.
-- Support groups.
-- Youth program.

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English as a Second Language
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Refugee Resettlement Services
Job Search/Placement
Citizenship Education
Immigrant/Refugee Support Groups
Language Interpretation
Works to resettle individuals who have been forced to flee their home country because of war and persecution. The program provides newly arriving refugees with intensive support services needed to achieve basic self-sufficiency as contributing members of the community, including housing, employment and educational placement.

DONATIONS accepted: kitchen items, personal items, household items and furniture. For a full list of items visit the website. Contact Refugee Resettlement Specialist Shalom Lule, [email protected].

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Household Goods Donation Programs
Personal/Grooming Supplies Donation Programs
Refugee Resettlement Services