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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.