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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.