DHA provides healthcare, food and financial assistance, employment and training, and other services to immigrants of different groups such as refugees. Below you will find information about available resources for refugees in Sacramento County.

What is Refugee Supportive Services?

We offer services to refugees to guide them towards economic independence by obtaining and maintaining employment. Refugee Supportive Services also address barriers to employment by providing interpretation and translation services, day care for children, and help with transportation costs. Some of the services provided are:

Public transportation
Financial literacy information
Resources for establishing credit
Job orientation and training programs
Mental health services
Affordable housing and rental assistance programs

Who is eligible?
Newly arrived refugees (entered the United States (U.S.) within the past 12 months)
Refugees who are receiving RCA or CalWORKs cash assistance and who are unemployed
Unemployed refugees who are not receiving cash assistance and have not been in the U.S. for more than 60 months
Employed refugees in need of services to retain employment or to attain economic independence

We collaborate with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and other non-profit organizations serving refugees and other immigrant populations.

Local Resettlement Agencies:
Al-MISBAAB Charitable Aid
International Rescue Committee
Lao Family Community Development, Inc.
Opening Doors
Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services
World Relief

Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP) and other health-related resources
Sacramento Refugee Health Clinic
California Department of Public Health - Office of Refugee Health

Immigration Legal services Providers
CDSS Grantee Contact Information ISF Contractor List FY23-24
CDSS Immigration Services Contractors page

Youth Services
Youth legal Services

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program
The Sacramento County WIC program helps pregnant women, new moms, and young children eat well, stay healthy, and be active.

Local food banks
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Service
River City Food Bank

Services for Older Refugees (SOR)
Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) Refugee Program

Department of Human Assistance

Refugee Services

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