Department of Human Assistance

​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
  
   
  
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