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Refugee Services
2995 North Dixie Highway
Oakland Park, FL 33334
Tel: (954) 537-2929
Fax: (954) 537-2833
Serves: Broward County
Office Hours: Mon.- Fri. 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
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The Refugee Services Program provides services with the goal of leading to economic and social self sufficiency for refugees, asylees, and Cuban/Haitian entrants. Case managers who speak your language and understand your culture will help you find jobs, interpret, advocate, and provide information and referrals for other services.
Employment Services
Clients are informed about the job market and the procedure required in hiring personnel in the United States.
We make sure that our clients are fully screened and eligible to work. We promote the experience and job knowledge that clients have earned in their country of origin. The clients are helped to prepare a resume which is submitted along with our referral to the potential employer. Job interviews are scheduled by the case managers for clients.
Case managers accompany clients in the job search activities and assist them in the job application process. Active job search and a positive attitude toward self-sufficiency are promoted at all times by the case managers while working with the clients. As part of the TANF employment referral system, we are receiving computer referrals of Refugee clients eligible for TANF benefits through the Florida WAGES Information System. Refugee Services Office is a Work Force One provider for TANF clients.
We provide monthly follow ups for a period of 180 days after job placement.
Bus passes (20 weeks) and child care services are provided for all clients who qualify during job search and while working. Tools, uniforms, reference books and license fees are paid for by our program in order to ensure job retention.
Free Services for Refugee/Asylee/Entrants:
Advocacy and Referral
Community Events and Job Fairs
Job Search and Placement
Career Ladder Program
Job Training
Transitional Assistance for Needy Families - Work Activity
Compliance
Child Care Subsidy
Weekly Bus Pass
Legal Services Referral
Funding Sources
The Refugee Program is funded by a grant from the United States Office of Refugee Resettlement, administered through the Florida Department of Children and Families. The grant funds employment assistance to refugees and asylees who have been in the country less than five years and to Cuban/Haitian entrants regardless of the length of time in this country.
For More Information about Refugees
The Office of Refugee Resettlement funds various refugee services around the country and provides information on issues related to refugees. The Refugee Services office of Florida Department of Children and Families administers most refugee contracts in Floridaand has information on Floridaproviders and statistics.
The U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office of the Department of Homeland Security (3) has information and forms related to immigration status and procedures leading to legal status and citizenship.
The United Nations High Commission on Refugees monitors refugees and trouble spots around the world. Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Services provides information and resources on current refugee issues. The United States Committee for Refugees offers position papers and advocacy on behalf of refugees coming to the United States.
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