Agency for New Americans
Agency for New Americans provides case management, employability services, immigration services and local eligibility determination for Transitional Refugee Assistance under agreement with the Idaho Office for Refugees. Under other funding, ANA provides initial reception and placement services, Matching Grant assistance and services, services to women and youth, micro enterprise development and other services and assistance to refugees.
World Relief
World Relief provides case management, employability services, local eligibility determination for Transitional Refugee Assistance, immigration services and services to older refugees under contract with the Idaho Office for Refugees. In addition, World Relief provides initial reception and placement services, Matching Grant assistance and services, and other services and assistance under other funding sources.
International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee provides local eligibility determination for Transitional Refugee Assistance under contract with the Idaho Office for Refugees. In addition, the IRC provides initial reception and placement services, Matching Grant assistance and services, case management, employability services and other services and assistance under other funding sources.
English Language Center
The English Language Center provides language learning opportunities for adult refugees and supports attendance of parents by providing on-site childcare for young children. In addition, the ELC offers specialized activities for older refugees, vocational English classes for working refugees to promote continued language development and citizenship preparation classes. The English Language Center includes a computer lab for computer assisted learning and has developed a curriculum for addressing mental health issues of refugees within the ELT environment.
CSI Refugee Programs-Twin Falls
CSI Refugee Programs in Twin Falls provides case management, English language training, employability services and local eligibility determination for Transitional Refugee Assistance under contract with IOR. CSI also manages a program of services to older refugees, which promotes the integration of refugee seniors into the mainstream aging network. Under a separate funding source, CSI provides initial reception and placement services.
The Idaho Refugee Health Screening Program
The Idaho Refugee Health Screening Program provides initial medical screening and follow-up for newly arriving refugees through a statewide network of public health agencies. This program also provides health education and promotes access to health care for newly arrived refugees.
In the Boise Area, contact Central District Health Department
In the Twin Falls Area, contact District 5 Health Department
Microenterprise Training and Assistance (META)
META (MicroEnterprise Training & Assistance) is a nonprofit provider of direct and supportive small business assistance to new Americans, women, minorities, and other low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs in southwest and south central Idaho. META is a direct program of Mountain States Group—a nonprofit community-based health and human services organization with local, national, and international reach. META specializes in providing direct microloans, one-on-one consulting, and business plan training classes. These and other resources give META clients the tools to prosper and contribute to the economic vitality in the communities in which they live.
Global Gardens
Global Gardens is a program of the Idaho Office for Refugees. Global Gardens sponsor refugee agriculture projects at 5 locations in Boise and Eagle adn provide garden or farm space for around 80 reugee families as well as training in horticultural production and marketing. There are 3 sites that are community gardens where families can get a small space to grow vegetables for their families. Currently, there is not enough space to offer any community garden plots to non-refugees. Please check out the "Community Gardens" page to learn more on community gardening. GG's also has two sites that are considered farms- they are larger (2-3 acres) and are not divided into smaller family plots. Refugees work together at these sites to cultivate vegetables for family consumption and for sale at local markets and restaurants.
Acheiving Self Sufficiency Through Education, Training and Savings (ASSETS)
The objective of the A.S.S.E.T.S. program is to increase the ability of low-income refugees to save money; promote their participation in the financial institutions of the country; assist refugees in advancing their education; increase home ownership; and assist refugees in gaining access to capital.