RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM | REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SELF-EMPOWERMENT (RISE)
Provides a resettlement agency to help refugees get connected with social services. Services may include source housing, placing children in schools, and doctors appointments and services are available up to 90 days.
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211 Central New York
Physical Address
302 Burt Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Hours
Administrative hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Program hours: Vary; call for details
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Voice
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Fax
(315) 422-8080
Fax
(315) 422-8080
Application process
Walk-in
Fee
None
Eligibility
Refugees
Languages
Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Congolese, Maay Maay, Nepalese, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, and Persian; if other languages are needed, assistance will be provided
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.