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Tip Sheet: Virtual Mental Health Care for Refugee Newcomers: Considerations when making referrals
Author(s): National Newcomer Navigation Network
Date: January 25, 2023
Topic(s): Mental Health and Wellness
Date: January 25, 2023
Topic(s): Mental Health and Wellness
This resource, created by N4 (National Newcomer Navigation Network), provides some best practices to providing virtual mental health services to newcomers. Please note: Virtual mental health (VMH) services are provided in ways that do not involve in-person contact between the provider and the service user. VMH services have been found to be effective and satisfactory …
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Tip Sheet: Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) Afghan Security Vetting
Author(s): Afghan Evac
Date: January 17, 2023
Topic(s): Immigration Legal Needs
Date: January 17, 2023
Topic(s): Immigration Legal Needs
This graphic, created by Afghan Evac, describes the series of identity and security checks required during consideration of individuals for Operation Allies Welcome (OAW).
Tip Sheet: Department of State Flight Manifest Eligibility
Author(s): Afghan Evac
Date: January 1, 2023
Topic(s): Immigration Legal Needs
Date: January 1, 2023
Topic(s): Immigration Legal Needs
This chart, created by Afghan Evac, is meant to provide a general overview of flight manifest eligibility for various populations. It does not provide definitions for each possible type of visa status.
Tip Sheet: Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program
Author(s): Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Date: December 28, 2022
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Date: December 28, 2022
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services
Through its network of providers, the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program serves some of the most vulnerable children and youth in the world — those who were fleeing persecution, violence, or abuse, and entered the United States without a parent or custodian. The program provides foster care and other living arrangements, as well as the …
Tip Sheet: Employment Rights Information
Author(s): U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Date: December 8, 2022
Topic(s): Employment
Subtopic(s): Employment Rights
Date: December 8, 2022
Topic(s): Employment
Subtopic(s): Employment Rights
These information sheets were developed by the US DOJ Civil Rights Division Immigrant and Employee Rights Section to help Afghans and Ukrainians in the United States understand their employment rights. These resources explain the workplace protections that Afghan and Ukrainian immigrants have under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which prohibits employment discrimination based on …
Tip Sheet: What is the Fair Housing Act?
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: October 14, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Federal Housing Programs
Date: October 14, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Federal Housing Programs
While refugees are not a specific protected class, the Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits discrimination based on national origin and religion in all housing transactions. This factsheet, created by Refugee Housing Solutions, explains examples of discrimination and how to file a complaint if a refugee has experienced discrimination.
Tip Sheet: Understanding Your Lease Agreement
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Household Pests, Housing Orientation, Landlords
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing
Subtopic(s): Household Pests, Housing Orientation, Landlords
Having a successful tenancy builds a refugee’s and newcomer’s rental history. This sheet, created by Refugee Housing Solutions, covers how to understand a lease and the legal responsibilities implied so that a refugee or newcomer knows what to look out for before signing.
Tip Sheet: Who is a Refugee, Afghan Evacuee, and Asylum Seeker?
Author(s): Refugee Housing Solutions
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Adjustment of Status
Date: October 13, 2022
Topic(s): Housing, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Adjustment of Status
This factsheet, created by Refugee Housing Solutions, breaks down the definitions of refugee and asylum seeker under both international and U.S. law, as well as an overview of what it means to be an Afghan evacuee.
Tip Sheet: Social Security Numbers for Noncitizens
Author(s): Social Security Administration
Date: September 26, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Social Security Number
Date: September 26, 2022
Topic(s): Case Management, Immigration Legal Needs
Subtopic(s): Social Security Number
This resource, created by the Social Security Administration, provides resources for noncitizens regarding social security numbers. Service providers and clients can use this resource and the Immigration webpage to find more answers about how to obtain a SSN, multilanguage resources, and resources for workers and students.
Tip Sheet: Monkeypox (MPV) What You Need to Know
Author(s): State of Washington Department of Health
Date: September 19, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Monkeypox
Date: September 19, 2022
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Monkeypox
This tip sheet, created by the Washington State Department of Health, provides clients with information regarding monkeypox and is available in 13 languages.
