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Guide: Updated Afghan Eligibility for Selected Benefits Based on Immigration Status: In Brief
Author(s): Congressional Research Service
Date: January 25, 2023
Topic(s): Case Management, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Adjustment of Status, Program Eligibility
Date: January 25, 2023
Topic(s): Case Management, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Adjustment of Status, Program Eligibility
This resource, created by the Congressional Research Service, gives an update to the Afghan eligibility for selected benefits, including: Medicaid Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Refugee Benefits include Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA), and Refugee Support Services. …
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Guide: Community Sponsorship Explainer
Author(s): Refugee Welcome Collective
Date: January 15, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: January 15, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
This two-page document explains the different types of community sponsorship and the requirements for resettlement-led community sponsorship programs.
Guide: The Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans
Author(s): Sponsor Circles
Date: January 13, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Date: January 13, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement
This resource provides a detailed introduction to the Sponsor Circle Program for Afghans. Through this program, groups of individuals form a Sponsor Circle and are matched with an Afghan newcomer for whom they will provide initial reception and integration services.
Guide: Guide to Navigating the Humanitarian Parole I-134A Application for USCIS sponsorship for Ukrainians, Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans
Author(s): Welcome.US, Community Sponsorship Hub
Date: January 10, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Humanitarian Parole
Date: January 10, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Humanitarian Parole
This resource guides prospective sponsors through the humanitarian parole I-134A application process, which is used for programs such as Uniting for Ukraine or Process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.
Guide: Guidance for Connecting to Local and State Services
Author(s): Welcome.US, Community Sponsorship Hub
Date: January 9, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: January 9, 2023
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
This resource is designed to help sponsors of individuals from Ukraine, Cuba, and Haiti under USCIS sponsorship programs find local and state services and support.
Guide: Guidance for Supporting Newcomers
Author(s): Welcome.US, Community Sponsorship Hub
Date: December 20, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
Date: December 20, 2022
Topic(s): Community Engagement
Subtopic(s): Welcoming Communities
This resource, designed for community sponsors and supporters, offers best practices for welcoming newcomers. Additional resources, such as checklists and templates, are linked within the document.
Guide: Ukrainian Backgrounder
Author(s): Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE)
Date: October 18, 2022
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Country Guides
Date: October 18, 2022
Topic(s): Cultural Awareness
Subtopic(s): Country Guides
This backgrounder contains historical, political, and cultural information intended to cultivate a general understanding of Ukrainians who are arriving in the U.S. CORE produced this backgrounder to aid U.S. Resettlement Agencies (RAs) and their local affiliates and partners to provide culturally appropriate Cultural Orientation (CO) and other services to newly arrived Ukrainians. The information provided …
Guide: Landlord Opportunities: Renting to Newcomers
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Landlords
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Landlords
This factsheet, adapted from a CWS resource, highlights the benefits of renting to refugees to address landlords and property managers’ hesitancies in providing permanent housing solutions. This resource also aims to cultivate a general understanding of the services and financial assistance granted to newcomers.
Guide: U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP)
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Immigration Legal Needs
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Immigration Legal Needs
This resource, created by Refugee Housing Solutions, provides an overview of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), including historical context and information on resettlement agencies and core services.
Guide: Housing Initiatives for Afghan Evacuees
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Federal Housing Programs
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Federal Housing Programs
This working document, created by Refugee Housing Solutions, details the housing initiatives enacted in the U.S. for Afghan evacuees since the beginning of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) in August 2021.
