Connecting with Direct Service Providers

Here are links to each national Resettlement Agency:

• Church World Service (CWS)
• Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)
• Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC)
• Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
• International Rescue Committee (IRC)
• Global Refuge
• US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
• World Relief (WR)
• Bethany Christian Services | Bethany

Here are opportunities to learn more about how to advocate for policy and legislation in support of forcibly displaced communities:

• USRAB — Refugee Congress
• Get Involved — Refugee Congress
• We Are All America Refugee and Immigrant Leadership Table
• The Refugee Advocacy Lab

Here are two of our member organizations that help forcibly displaced people find employment in the United States:

• Talent Beyond Boundaries
• Upwardly Global Immigrant and Refugee Professionals Career Services

You can also go to a local refugee resettlement agency, who in most cases can connect you with an Employment Specialist!

Here’s a link to a training that reviews your rights as a refugee in the United States:

• Know your rights as a refugee in the USA – USAHello

The Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange has a Welcome Guide that can help you learn about life in the US. It’s also available in 17 different languages!

• Welcome Guides for Refugees – Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (coresourceexchange.org)

USAHello also has guides about life in the United States:

• Life in the USA – USAHello

Here’s an explainer about what to expect when seeking asylum in the US:

• Seeking Asylum At The U.S. Border | USAHello

These resources can help you find help in seeking asylum:

• IRAP
• Asylum: Seek Asylum – Human Rights First

This resource can help you find a low cost immigration lawyer:

• How To Find A Free Immigration Lawyer | USAHello

This resource can help you learn about your rights as an immigrant:

• Immigrant rights: know your rights as an immigrant – USAHello

• Contact us | UNHCR
• Asylum | USCIS