Refugee Resources

Additional Refugee Resources

Refugee Admission Process to U.S.

US Department of State Process

US Citizenship and Immigration Services Screening Process

The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman

Education

Wisconsin Refugee School Impact Grant

Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS)

Office of Refugee Resettlement - Refugee School Impact Grant

Adult Basic Education/English as a Second Language Directory

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)

Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services

Literacy Information and Communication System

The Refugee Center Online – Education and Community

The Refugee Center Online – Student Cultural Backgrounds

Wisconsin Literacy's Program to Help TANF Eligible Individuals (including refugees)

Digital Literacy - Northstar Digital Literacy Test

Financial Literacy - Supporting Access to Financial Empowerment (SAFE)

Resources Available to Immigrants and Refugees at Wisconsin Technical Colleges

Elderly/Senior

Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups (CWAG)

Wisconsin Area Agency on Aging

UNHCR’s Policy on Older Refugees

ORR Services to Older Refugees Program

Employment

Wisconsin State Immigration Workforce Data Profile

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Wisconsin Workforce Development Boards (WDB)

Wisconsin Works (W-2) Program (Department of Children & Families)

Refugee Support Services

ORR Matching Grant Program

Refugee Cash Assistance Recipients

Forward Service Corporation Road to Livelihood

Wisconsin Employers on Hiring Refugees and Other New Arrivals

Health

Refugee Health Page, WI DHS 

BadgerCare Plus

Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)

Wisconsin Literacy/Health Literacy

Minority Health, WI DHS  

DHHS/Health Literacy Resources

Emergency & Community Health Outreach, Minnesota (ECHOMN)

EthnoMED

Healthy Roads Media

MN Department of Health, Refugee Health Page

Vermont Department of Health - Multiple Language Resources

Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Refugee Trauma - The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)  

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Medline Plus – National Library of Medicine 

eCALD – Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Groups

Fund/Grant/Organization Development

Forward Community Investments

Foundation Center

UW-Madison Memorial Library

Marquette University, Milwaukee

Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

Grants.gov - Official Portal for Federal Grant Opportunities

GuideStart

Network For Good Learning Center

Wisconsin Nonprofits Association

Legal/Advocacy

US Congress

GovTrack

Refugees Are Welcome

Refugee Council USA

Wisconsin State Legislature

Wisconsin Court Interpreter Program

Resources for Arrivals from Afghanistan

Education

Switchboard Toolkit: Supporting Afghan Students in Schools & Youth Programs (PDF)

US Department of Education Resources for Afghan Students and Families

MPS Quick Reference Guide to Afghanistan and Afghan Culture for Educators and Staff

Employment

Job Board for Afghan Nationals and Employers (Welcome.US)

Job Board for Afghan Nationals and Employers (Upwardly Global)

Job Board for Afghan Nationals and Employers (Talent Beyond Borders/www.afghantalent.us)

Health

Refugee Health Program

Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) Legal Library (Source: USCCB)

Family Reunification Infographic: English | Dari | Pashto  /   
Audible Infographic: Dari | Pashto

Special Immigrant Visa / SIV (Before July 20, 2022) Infographic:   
English | Dari | Pashto  / Audible Infographic: Dari | Pashto

Asylum Process Infographic: English | Dari | Pashto /  
Audible Infographic: Dari | Pashto 

Asylum Eligibility Infographic: English | Dari | Pashto /  
Audible Infographic: Dari | Pashto  

Asylum Benefits Infographic: English | Dari | Pashto  /   
Audible Infographic: Pashto

TPS & OAW Humanitarian Parole Infographic: English | Dari | Pashto  / Audible Infographic: Dari | Pashto

TPS Process Infographic: English | Dari | Pashto /   
Audible Infographic: Dari | Pashto

TPS Eligibility Infographic: English | Dari | Pashto  /  
 Audible Infographic: Dari | Pashto

Immigration Legal Resources

Pathways to Green Cards

Switchboard: Legal Resource Collection

Resources for Arrivals from Ukraine