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Provides assistance with immigration services.
Aunt Martha's offers services for immigrants and new residents as part of the Illinois Welcoming Centers (IWC) program and is funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Heartland Human Care Services' Refugee & Immigrant Community Services (RICS) partners with refugees, asylees, immigrants, and survivors of trafficking to address their needs by connecting them to their new community, providing education and employment services, and helping them succeed in their new country.

Trained volunteers are matched with an Afghan family to teach them English in their home. Provides academic support for youth, including enrolling in Kindergarten and assistance with college applications.

Services

Immigrant Resettlement Services
English as a Second Language

Provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Services include:

Reception and Placement: Meeting critical needs in the early months after arriving in the United States. IRC staff and community partners ensure newly arrived refugees are greeted at the airport, have a furnished home, receive time-limited rental assistance, have access to nutritious food, healthcare and education, and are given appropriate social services referrals.

Employment Services: Early self-sufficiency through employment is the foundation of the US Refugee Program. IRC staff and volunteers provide job readiness training, vocational counseling, resume preparation, job search and placement services, and financial assistance for basic needs with the goal of helping refugees find their first job in America. Employment services are provided to refugees for up to five years from their date of arrival.

Intensive Case Management: Some refugees face barriers that make rapid employment difficult. Others face cultural barriers that require additional training and orientation support to learn to navigate American systems independently. Still others face crisis after an initial period of stability. For those refugees, IRC provides intensive case management services for up to five years after arrival.

Financial Coaching: Financial Coaching at IRC offers new Americans and other vulnerable populations an opportunity to build their financial knowledge, skills, and assets. Through a combination of one-on-one coaching and financial education classes, IRC delivers innovative, effective programs by combining evidence-based strategies with an unparalleled ability to deliver culturally and linguistically accessible programs. As a result of these programs, people are able to build their family income and assets, contributing to the economic vibrancy of communities across America.

Services

Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Refugee Resettlement Services
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Immigrant/Refugee Support Groups
Immigrant Resettlement Services

Provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Services include:

Reception and Placement: Meeting critical needs in the early months after arriving in the United States. IRC staff and community partners ensure newly arrived refugees are greeted at the airport, have a furnished home, receive time-limited rental assistance, have access to nutritious food, healthcare and education, and are given appropriate social services referrals.

Employment Services: Early self-sufficiency through employment is the foundation of the US Refugee Program. IRC staff and volunteers provide job readiness training, vocational counseling, resume preparation, job search and placement services, and financial assistance for basic needs with the goal of helping refugees find their first job in America. Employment services are provided to refugees for up to five years from their date of arrival.

Intensive Case Management: Some refugees face barriers that make rapid employment difficult. Others face cultural barriers that require additional training and orientation support to learn to navigate American systems independently. Still others face crisis after an initial period of stability. For those refugees, IRC provides intensive case management services for up to five years after arrival.

Financial Coaching: Financial Coaching at IRC offers new Americans and other vulnerable populations an opportunity to build their financial knowledge, skills, and assets. Through a combination of one-on-one coaching and financial education classes, IRC delivers innovative, effective programs by combining evidence-based strategies with an unparalleled ability to deliver culturally and linguistically accessible programs. As a result of these programs, people are able to build their family income and assets, contributing to the economic vibrancy of communities across America.

Services

Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Refugee Resettlement Services
Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Immigrant/Refugee Support Groups
Immigrant Resettlement Services
Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC) provides reception and placement services for war-torn families with a chance to reunite and start a new life in America through reception at the airport, placement in affordable housing, cultural orientation, referrals, and general care during the initial 90-day period following a refugee's arrival. ECAC also provides financial assistance to immigrants who have been granted asylum status and to their family members with derivative asylum status. The goal of the program is to make refugees and asylees self-sufficient and become contributing members of society.