REFUGEE AGANCIES
Refugees are placed throughout the United States by resettlement agencies. They help refugees acclimate to their new environments. For students specifically, they offer academic and social support. Some of the different ways in which support is offered: tutoring, counseling and clubs. Agencies assist their clients in many different ways. The ones listsed below give support to refugees in Chicago. They are an extremely valuable resource for the newly arrived refugees they serve!
World Relief: http://www.wr.org/
World Relief- Chicago: http://chicago1.wr.org/
Heartland Alliance Refugee and Immigrant Community Services: http://www.heartlandalliance.org/refugeeimmigrant/index.html
Ethiopian Community Association: http://www.ecachicago.org/
Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Ministries: http://www.irim.org/
Jewish Family & Community Services: http://www.jcfs.org/p_program.cfm?cat=cs&id=6
Jewish Federation: http://www.juf.org/guide/detail.aspx?id=31850&terms=refugee
PanAfrican Association: http://www.panafricanassociation.org/
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