Community Refugee And Immigration Services Inc

COMMUNITY REFUGEE AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, INC.'S MISSION IS TO HELP REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS REACH AND SUSTAIN SUFFICIENCY AND ACHEIVE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION INTO THE CENTRAL OHIO COMMUNITY THROUGH TEACHING, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, INTERPRETING, REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND LEGAL SERVICES.

RESETTLEMENT (CWS) - THE CRIS RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM SERVES CLIENTS THT ARE ASSIGNED TO US BY NATIONAL PARTNERING AGENCY CHURCH WORLD SERVICES (CWS). ALL CASES ARE APPROVED BY THE US GOVERNMENT TO ENTER AS REFUGEES. THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PAYS AN INTEGRAL GROLE IN THE SUCCESSFUL RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES TO CENTRAL OHIO. CRIS PARTNERS WITH SUPPORTIVE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS -- INCLUDING FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENT GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, ETC. -- TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LIVES AND WELL BEING OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. DONATIONS OF TIME, RESOURCES, FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND/OR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE WORK OF CRIS AND THE LIVES OF LOCAL REFUGEES AND REFUGEE FAMILIES.

ALL OTHER PROGRAMS -- VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE (VOCA) PROGRAM, SENIOR SERVICE PROGRAM, CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM -- REFUGEE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM (RSS). REFUGEE YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM, RESOURCE SPECIALIST & ACCLIMATIO SERVICES, COMMUNITY TIES (TOWARD INTEGRATED ECONOMIC SUCCESS) PROGRAM, EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM, AND PARENTINMG FOR LEP FAMILIES.

MATCH GRANT (CWS-MG) -- ONE OF THE KEYS TO ANY NEWCOMER'S SUCCESS IN THE UNITED STATES IS ACHIEVING AND SUSTAINING SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM WORKS TO ASSIST REFUGEES IN BECOMING FINANCIALLY SELF- SUFFICIENT IN THEIR FIRST SIX MONTHS IN THE U.S. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO RECEIVING PUBLIC CASH ASSISTANCE. EACH REFUGEE ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM IS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER TO ASSIST WITH SECURING EMPLOYMENT, NETWORKING WITH EMPLOYERS, AND OFFERING ONGOING JOB COUNCILING TO CLIENTS. THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES AN INVESTMENT OF PRIVATE RESOURCES TO "MATCH" ITS FEDERAL FUNDS, AND CRIS SECURES THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND EMPLOYERS TO FULFILL THE PROGRAM'S CONTRIBUTION. EACH DOLLAR DONATED TO THIS PROGRAM IS MATCHED TWO TO ONE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SO A GIFT OF 40 LEDS TO 120 IN SUPPORT OF THE MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. IN-KIND DONATIONS ALSO HELP CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THJIS FEDERAL MATCH. THE PROGRAM IS NOW AN 8-MONTH (240 DAY) PROGRAM.

PREFERRED - CRIS' REFUGEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM ASSISTS ALL INDIVIDUALS RESETTLED BY CRIS WITH ESTABLISHING PRIMARY CARE THROUGH A GENERAL PRACTITIONER. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ONE YEAR OF INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO REFUGEES FACING SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT IS STRENGTHS-BASED AND AIMS TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH ACHEIVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY ADDRESSING THEIR IDENTIFIED AREAS OF VULNERABILITY. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM PERIODICALLY OFFERS ALTERNATIVE WELLNESS GROUP PROGRAMMING, AND HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES.