Neighbors United
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Neighbors United is a collaborative of individuals, community leaders, organizations and companies who work together to support refugee resettlement and integration in the Treasure Valley. The group is facilitated by the Idaho Office for Refugees in partnership with the City of Boise.
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NETWORK UPDATES
Eulalia Gallegos has joined the city of Boise as Language Access Program Manager. Her role focuses on ensuring equal access to city services, activities, programs, and facilities for bilingual or multilingual people or those who prefer a language other than English. LEARN MORE
EVENTS & TRAININGS
Aug. 9 - Community Coordination Meeting: The public is invited to join our partners for a conversation about resettlement updates in Idaho, plus tasty eats from local refugee-owned restaurants.
Aug. 9 - Welcome.US Webinar: Preparing for Arrivals. This webinar will set sponsors up for success as they prepare to welcome a newcomer family. We will review checklists for securing and preparing accommodations, determining initial support needs, raising sponsorship funds, and provide guidance on available local resources.
Aug. 11 - Welcome.US Webinar: The First 90 Days. This webinar will focus on taking sponsors through the process of guiding newcomers through their first 90 days in the U.S. From securing the appropriate documents (e.g., Social Security card), government benefits, healthcare enrollments, enrolling children in school, familiarizing newcomers with their new city/town, helping with a job search and much more
Aug. 22-23: Conference on Housing & Economic Development, by the Idaho Housing and Finance Association. Learn more here.
Sept. 9-18: Welcoming Week! Stay tuned for local event details.
Sept. 13 - Communication Course for Clinicians and Interpreters: PolicyLab is offering a four-hour virtual, interactive and interdisciplinary session that uses case studies and small group work to allow community health workers, social workers, clinicians, and medical interpreters to apply best practices for effective, person-centered communication in multilingual health care settings. Learn more and register today.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Sponsor Circles and Welcome Connect are new programs that connect U.S. sponsors with Afghan and Ukrainian refugees, providing another pathway to resettlement.
Update on Ukraine: Ukrainians entering the U.S. through humanitarian parole are eligible for refugee program benefits. Anyone needing to be connected to services can contact the Idaho Alliance for Ukrainian Immigrants and Refugees for assistance.
Immigration Assistance for Afghan Refugees: Resettlement agencies are working with immigration attorneys to provide expert guidance to arrivals in the Afghan Placement & Assistance Program who are applying for permanent legal status. If you are an APA client, please find guidance here in English, Dari ( دری) and Pashto (پښتو).
TASK FORCES
Housing:
Education:
Health:
Eulalia Gallegos has joined the city of Boise as Language Access Program Manager. Her role focuses on ensuring equal access to city services, activities, programs, and facilities for bilingual or multilingual people or those who prefer a language other than English. LEARN MORE
EVENTS & TRAININGS
Aug. 9 - Community Coordination Meeting: The public is invited to join our partners for a conversation about resettlement updates in Idaho, plus tasty eats from local refugee-owned restaurants.
- 1:30-3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9
- Library! at Cole & Ustick, 7557 W. Ustick Rd. Boise
- RSVP with Kara at kfink@idahorefugees.org
Aug. 9 - Welcome.US Webinar: Preparing for Arrivals. This webinar will set sponsors up for success as they prepare to welcome a newcomer family. We will review checklists for securing and preparing accommodations, determining initial support needs, raising sponsorship funds, and provide guidance on available local resources.
- 11:30 a.m. MT Tuesday, Aug. 9
- Registration required: Please RSVP here.
Aug. 11 - Welcome.US Webinar: The First 90 Days. This webinar will focus on taking sponsors through the process of guiding newcomers through their first 90 days in the U.S. From securing the appropriate documents (e.g., Social Security card), government benefits, healthcare enrollments, enrolling children in school, familiarizing newcomers with their new city/town, helping with a job search and much more
- 11:30 a.m. MT Thursday, Aug. 11
- Registration required: Please RSVP here.
Aug. 22-23: Conference on Housing & Economic Development, by the Idaho Housing and Finance Association. Learn more here.
Sept. 9-18: Welcoming Week! Stay tuned for local event details.
Sept. 13 - Communication Course for Clinicians and Interpreters: PolicyLab is offering a four-hour virtual, interactive and interdisciplinary session that uses case studies and small group work to allow community health workers, social workers, clinicians, and medical interpreters to apply best practices for effective, person-centered communication in multilingual health care settings. Learn more and register today.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Sponsor Circles and Welcome Connect are new programs that connect U.S. sponsors with Afghan and Ukrainian refugees, providing another pathway to resettlement.
Update on Ukraine: Ukrainians entering the U.S. through humanitarian parole are eligible for refugee program benefits. Anyone needing to be connected to services can contact the Idaho Alliance for Ukrainian Immigrants and Refugees for assistance.
Immigration Assistance for Afghan Refugees: Resettlement agencies are working with immigration attorneys to provide expert guidance to arrivals in the Afghan Placement & Assistance Program who are applying for permanent legal status. If you are an APA client, please find guidance here in English, Dari ( دری) and Pashto (پښتو).
TASK FORCES
Housing:
- House Your Neighbor is our initiative to connect affordable housing resources with newly arriving refugee families and individuals. If you have a rental, ADU or other interest in helping with housing, learn more here.
- Boise Zoning Code: The city of Boise is in the process of rewriting its zoning code, which includes discussions around affordable housing policies. Public feedback is welcome. Details here.
Education:
- REACH Summer Program: More than 50 students from refugee backgrounds are participating in the REACH summer youth program in Boise this year on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Activities so far include water safety training, bike repairs with Boise Bicycle Project, summer reading, STEM projects, games at the park, museum visits and bus training with Valley Regional Transit. To learn more please contact Idaho Office for Refugees Youth Specialist Chantale Niyonkuru.
- School Lunch Update: Families who need help paying for school meals must apply for it for the first time since 2020. The federal Keep Kids Fed Act reinstated the application requirement for free and reduced-price school meals, (Idaho Education News)
Health:
- Nonprofit organizations and local services providers are invited to submit an application for mental health funding from the American Rescue Plan. The goal of the funding is to increase access to mental health care services for low-income, underserved, uninsured and/or underinsured individuals and families. All grant applications must be submitted through the city of Boise’s ZoomGrants site.
- Grant Period: Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2024
- Application deadline: Aug. 31, 2022, at 10:59 p.m. (MDT)
- Most displaced Ukrainian nationals arriving in the United States are eligible for health insurance through Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Health Insurance Marketplace, or Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA). Read the fact sheet here.
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