Asian Services In Action, Inc.
Asian Services in Action (ASIA) is the largest health and human services agency serving the Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) community of Northeast Ohio. ASIA runs two federally qualified health centers —one in Cleveland and one in Akron—that specialize in linguistically and culturally competent care for immigrants and refugees. ASIA also provides all of the wrap around social services for this community to thrive in Northeast Ohio.
Building Hope in the City
The Hope Center for Refugees and Immigrants, located in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood, is a walk-in center for refugees and immigrants in the Greater Cleveland area. We come along side newcomers by offering free adult education classes, job services, early childhood education, after-school enrichment tutoring and legal services.
Cleveland Catholic Charities - Migration and Refugee Services
Since 1948, Catholic Charities Migration & Refugee Services has been working to resettle refugees throughout Northeast Ohio. We welcome refugees, asylees, and immigrants from around the world who have been forced to flee their homes in fear of persecution. We “welcome the stranger” by providing services that help individuals adapt and thrive to life in America.
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Help refugee students with school enrollment process, follow up with the families to help them start school and help remove the barriers, provide school enrollment orientations and culture orientations to the new students and their parents, collaborate with the community agencies to create tutoring and mentoring programs and support sessions for the students & parents, and help the refugee families in crisis and provide them with basic needs and referral them to the community resources.
College Now Greater Cleveland
College Now Greater Cleveland is a non-profit college access organization. In our department of Adult Programs, we advise and assist clients with College and Career Guidance, Financial Aid, Scholarship searching, Student Loans, Referrals, GED services, and any other questions or concerns our clients may have.
Cuyahoga County Welcome Center
The Cuyahoga County Welcome Center is a multi-service center serving residents who are immigrants, refugees, and those with limited English proficiency by providing a centralized access point to human and social services in Cuyahoga County . Within the Welcome Center, the County partners with community service organizations to work with individuals and families, identify their specific needs, and connect them to available resources.
El Barrio and Workforce/ The Centers
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Global Cleveland
Global Cleveland is a non-profit organization dedicated to growing Northeast Ohio’s economy by welcoming and connecting international people to opportunities and fostering a more inviting community for those seeking a place to call home. They build connections between international newcomers and residents in the city in areas such as workforce, housing, education, government, and beyond. Global Cleveland hosts the Sister Cities, Global Entrepreneur in Residence, and Global Rising International Leadership Programs, as well as International Women’s Month and Welcoming Week.
Greater Cleveland Partnership
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Greater Cleveland Works
As the workforce development board for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, we connect people to jobs and employers to talent, raise and distribute funding to strengthen the system, and collaborate with partners to improve job quality, reduce racial disparities, and grow the regional economy. We operate the OhioMeansJobs center at 1910 Carnegie Avenue in Cleveland. We are able to serve everyone who is a resident of Cuyahoga County and authorized to work in the United States.
Joseph House of Cleveland
Joseph House of Cleveland, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1997 to support refugees resettling in Cleveland. We run a Clothing Bank offering free clothing, shoes, housewares, and toiletries to refugees and local neighbors in need. Joseph House also provides housing to refugees supported by Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services (MRS). Many Greater Cleveland agencies bring refugee clients to us. Beyond refugees, we serve local residents in need, ensuring no one is turned away.
Lakewood City Schools
The Lakewood City School District is an award-winning public school district of about 4,200 students. We serve nearly 300 English/Multilingual Learners speaking over 30 different languages. Lakewood’s educators promote collaboration among families, educators, and community members. Together, we successfully support our English/Multilingual learners as they gain skills for life.
Neighborhood Family Practice
NFP is the primary healthcare provider for the three refugee resettlement agencies in greater Cleveland and we work with each agency daily to provide newly arriving refugees their two health screens at NFP’s Ridge Community Health Center. The team is led by a refugee clinic coordinator and consists of medical providers, a nurse coordinator, medical assistants and a patient advocate. At the screening, refugee patients receive a health history, physical exam, blood work, vaccinations, a visual screening, hearing test and mental health screening.
Partnership for Good Health
Partnership for Good Health provides compassionate, culturally informed care support to the newest members of our community—offering holistic support that nurtures the physical, emotional, and social well-being of resettled people and families, while empowering and strengthening entire communities. Our mission is to advance health equity by reducing cultural and language barriers to healthcare in Cuyahoga County.
Re:Source Cleveland
Re:Source Cleveland, formerly The Refugee Response, is a Cleveland-based nonprofit founded in 2010 to serve individuals and families resettled through the national refugee resettlement program. In 2023 we updated our name to reflect a broadening of our reach, now serving newcomers from additional immigration pathways including humanitarian parole, temporary protected status, and asylum. Our mission is to empower newcomer families and individuals to grow roots in Cleveland, supporting them in becoming engaged, self-sufficient, and contributing members of their communities.
Smart Development
Smart Development Inc works to enhance the social safety net and expansion of opportunities for at-need families to grow roots and lead toward pathways of self-sufficiency and being a trusted-voice for Newcomers in Northeast Ohio. This is done by providing total quality of life services encompassing case management, workforce and employment services, basic needs donations, resource navigation, housing navigation and counseling, public benefits support, cultural orientation, and language support.
Somali Bantu Community Center
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U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
USCRI, is a not-for-profit international organization dedicated to addressing the needs and rights of refugees and immigrants in forced or voluntary migration worldwide and supporting their transition to a dignified life. Through comprehensive resettlement services and advocacy, our staff helps clients navigate their new community and culture through comprehensive programs, including reception/placement, short/long-term case management, employment preparation/placement, ESOL, youth programming, Language Bank, legal and health and wellness services.