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AGRICULTURE PROGRAM | REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SELF-EMPOWERMENT (RISE)

Provides opportunities for refugees and immigrants to set up plots of land to farm and plant culturally appropriate vegetables and food. Education on the planting environment, assistance selling produce, a goat farm project to raise and sell goats, and literacy classes are offered.

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Extended Child CareFinancial Literacy TrainingComputer Literacy Training ProgramsEnglish as a Second Language

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211 Central New York

Physical Address

302 Burt Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Hours

Administrative hours: Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM Program hours: Vary; call for details

Fax

(315) 422-8080

Fax

(315) 422-8080

Application process

Walk-in

Fee

None

Eligibility

Refugees and immigrants

Languages

Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Maay, Nepali, Oromo, Persian, Somali, Swahili

Service area

Onondaga County, New York

Agency info

REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SELF-EMPOWERMENT (RISE)

Currently operating a 24/7 phone line to help connect refugees and immigrants with Limited English Proficiency to a RISE case manager in their preferred language for guidance and support: 315-214-4480


Provides advocacy for immigrants to become productive members of society while maintaining their cultural identity. Promotes self-sufficiency through employment, education, social support, and economic independence. Offers ESL classes, case management, interpretation and translation, and job placement assistance. A collaboration with the Ethiopian Community Development Council offers health monitoring as well.