Self-Sufficiency
Self-Sufficiency
Currently operating a 24/7 phone line to help connect refugees and immigrants with Limited English Proficiency to a RISE case manager in their preferred language for guidance and support: 315-214-4480
Provides case management for self-sufficiency promotion via help with paperwork, phone calls, appointment scheduling, housing assistance and referrals, family crisis intervention, document interpretation/translation, mediation, and community resource referrals. Employment assessment and placement, applying for social service benefits, and referrals are also offered.
Provides resettlement services such as airport reception, housing assistance, setting up first health appointments, enrolling into eligible public assistance programs, enrolling children into school, enrolling adult into ENL or ESL classes.
Program Information
Eligibility: Refugees and immigrants
Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Congolese, Maay Maay, Nepalese, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, and Persian; if other languages are needed, assistance will be provided
Application Process: Walk-in
Required Documentation: No documentation initially required
Fees: None
Service Area: Onondaga County
Languages: Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Congolese, Maay Maay, Nepalese, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, and Persian; if other languages are needed, assistance will be provided, Kinyarwandi, Spanish, French, Dari, Farsi, Kinyarwanda, Pashto
Staff Contact:
Senior Program Manager
[email protected]
3162144480
Haji Adan
Executive Director
[email protected]
315-214-4480
Contact Info
Fax: 315-422-8080
Business Line: 315-214-4480
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.refugeeandimmigrant/our-programs/case-management/
Address: PO Box 11338
Syracuse NY 13218
Hours:
Administrative hours: Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 4:30 PM
Program hours: Vary; call for details
Accessibility: Limited accessibility; call for details
Resources
This program is offered by the following agency: