RSC is a group of Cleveland organizations that have joined together to better serve the rising numbers of refugees resettling in Northeast Ohio. It includes the two Cuyahoga County refugee resettlement agencies and area school systems, healthcare providers, and community and faith-based organizations.
NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:The Refugee Services Collaborative of Greater Cleveland is so grateful for the outpouring of requests and interest in volunteering to help newly arrived Afghans and other refugees in Cleveland. We have created an intake form that you can complete to identify your area(s) of interest. Click this link and then click 'Start' to complete the intake form.
2021 SECONDARY MIGRATION STUDY assessed the motivations, challenges, needs, and service gaps particular to secondary migrants in Cleveland through the perspective of refugee service providers as well as secondary migrants themselves.
“We have a peace in Cleveland, that my people like to come here.” Such is the humble explanation of why a refugee chooses to live in Northeast Ohio. But researchers say that the popularity of Greater Cleveland among the refugee population presents both an opportunity and a potential challenge.
The Refugee Services Collaborative of Greater Cleveland (RSC) recently released the results of a 2020 study of Secondary Migration. A “secondary migrant” is a refugee who was resettled in one state after arriving in the United States and chose to leave that state to move elsewhere. Ohio is among the top three states in the nation where secondary migrants choose to move, often because they have connections to other refugees (family or friends) and because it’s more affordable to live here than in their previous home city. Click here to read the full study.
HARD-WORKING ... SKILLED ... CREATIVE ... DEDICATED ... TEAM PLAYER ... View this RSC brochure to read what employers have to say about hiring refugees.