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Other Services Provided by Local Organizations |
Refugee Transitions often
receives request for assistance outside our current program
areas. We have compiled and listed some local resources
here which may be useful to refugees, immigrants, and those
assisting them.
RESOURCES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY
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Oakland Community
Resource Directory
Support Persons Community Resource Guide ENGLISH
(PDF - 1006.78 KB)
Family Community Resource Guide ENGLISH
(PDF - 997.64 KB)
Community Resource Guide BURMESE
(PDF - 9.9 MB)
Community Resource Guide FRENCH
(PDF - 1.95 MB)
Community Resource Guide RUSSIAN
(PDF - 1.63 MB)
Community Resource Guide ARABIC
(PDF - 1.52 MB)
Community Resource Guide CHINESE
(PDF - 1.31 MB)
Community Resource Guide KHMER (CAMBODIAN)
(PDF - 1.1 MB)
Community Resource Guide NEPALI
(PDF - 1.47 MB)
Community Resource Guide SPANISH
(PDF 1.04 MB)
Community Resource Guide VIETNAMESE
(PDF 873.6 KB)
Alameda County
Social Services
For information on MediCal, Food Stamps, Calworks, employment training programs, etc.
Dial 211 for United
Way's Resource Line (150 languages)
Bay
Area Progressive Directory
RESOURCES IN
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY
San
Francisco 311 (non-emergency City and County of San
Francisco governmental matters)
APA
Family Support Services Hotline (Cambodian, Chinese,
Laotian, Tagalog, Samoan, Vietnamese)
By
neighborhood:
For a listing of
some general services, click on the topic
link and it will lead you to the appropriate information:
For free referrals and
information on receiving subsidies for
childcare, call the:
Children's Council of San Francisco
445 Church St
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 276-2900
Resource & Referral Line: (415)
343-3300
Information on Subsidized Childcare: 415-276-2939
For refugees, immigrants,
and individuals seeking
vocational training in clerical/office work, contact:
Career Resources Development Center (CRDC)
655 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA. 94102
415-775-8880 x 121
CRDC also offers a medical assistant training program.
Jewish Vocational Services (JVS)
225 Bush St # 400
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 391-3600 One
Stop Employment Centers in San Francisco
The
City College of San Francisco and campuses offer free non-credit
ESL classes each semester. Students take placement tests to determine their
level of skill and ability. Class sizes range from 25-35
people per class.
City College of San Francisco Main Campus
50 Phelan Ave.
415-239-3000
City College of San Francisco
Alemany Campus
750 Eddy Street
415-561-1875
City College of San Francisco
Castro and Valencia Campus
1220
Noe (@ 25th)
415-239-3127
City College of San Francisco
Downtown Campus
88
4th Street (@Mission)
415-267-6500
City College of San Francisco John Adams Campus
1860 Hayes St.
ESL Office 415-561-1952
City College of San Francisco Mission Campus
1125
Valencia Street
415-920-6000
City College of San Francisco Chinatown/North Beach
Campus
940 Filbert St.
415-561-1853
More information can be found at the City
College of San Francisco's website at
http://www.ccsf.edu/.
The Newcomers Program's mission is to promote the health of
newly arriving refugees and asylees throughout the city of San Francisco.
Services include screenings, immunization, prenatal care, mental
health support groups and referrals, and interpretation. For more information contact:
Newcomers Preventive Health Services
Administrative Office:
c/o Chinatown Public Health
Center
1490 Mason Street, Room 107 (cross street Broadway) San
Francisco, CA 94133-4222
Phone: (415) 364-7647
Health Assessment Clinic Site:
Refugee Medical Clinic, San
Francisco General Hospital
995 Potrero Avenue, Bldg. 80, 5th floor (cross street 22nd St.)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 206-8608
Sunset/Richmond Districts
Site:
Russian-speaking Community
Health Projects
c/o Ocean Park Health Center
1351 24th Avenue (cross street Irving)
San Francisco, CA 94122
Phone: (415) 682-1963
Students seeking public housing or Section 8 (housing subsidies)
should contact the SF Housing Authority. However, waiting lists
for public housing and Section 8 are very long and may not be
taking new names at this time.
San Francisco Housing Authority
440 Turk Street
San Francisco, CA. 94102
415-554-1200
The Housing Rights Committee provides advocacy for tenant's
rights. If your student has a problem with a landlord refusing
to make needed repairs in an apartment, for example, the HRC
will provide a sample letter to submit to the landlord outlining
what needs to be fixed in the apartment, along with advice on
how to proceed legally to force landlords to make repairs that
they are required to do by law.
Housing Rights Committee
427 South Van Ness
San Francisco, CA. 94103
415-703-8634
Asian Law Caucus
720 Market Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA
415-391-1655
International Rescue Committee
(IRC)
1370 Mission Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA. 94103
415-863-3777
IRC provides resettlement services and assistance to refugees
Northern California Coalition for
Immigrant Rights
995 Market St., 11th Floor
San Francisco, CA. 94103
415-243-8215
Immigrant Assistance Line: 415-543-6767
Survivors International provides free mental-health counseling
to survivors of torture from anywhere in the world.
Survivors International
703
Market Street, Suite 301
San Francisco, California 94103
Telephone: (415) 546-2080
Individuals already receiving welfare should call their
caseworker with any questions about their welfare payments.
General inquiries can be directed to:
San Francisco Department of Human Services
170 Otis Street
415-557-5700
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