Provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Services include:

Reception and Placement: Meeting critical needs in the early months after arriving in the United States. IRC staff and community partners ensure newly arrived refugees are greeted at the airport, have a furnished home, receive time-limited rental assistance, have access to nutritious food, healthcare and education, and are given appropriate social services referrals.

Employment Services: Early self-sufficiency through employment is the foundation of the US Refugee Program. IRC staff and volunteers provide job readiness training, vocational counseling, resume preparation, job search and placement services, and financial assistance for basic needs with the goal of helping refugees find their first job in America. Employment services are provided to refugees for up to five years from their date of arrival.

Intensive Case Management: Some refugees face barriers that make rapid employment difficult. Others face cultural barriers that require additional training and orientation support to learn to navigate American systems independently. Still others face crisis after an initial period of stability. For those refugees, IRC provides intensive case management services for up to five years after arrival.

Financial Coaching: Financial Coaching at IRC offers new Americans and other vulnerable populations an opportunity to build their financial knowledge, skills, and assets. Through a combination of one-on-one coaching and financial education classes, IRC delivers innovative, effective programs by combining evidence-based strategies with an unparalleled ability to deliver culturally and linguistically accessible programs. As a result of these programs, people are able to build their family income and assets, contributing to the economic vibrancy of communities across America.

Provides support services to all refugees and immigrants in Lincoln and Lancaster County.

Interpretation services are provided to assist with appointments and translating all types of documents. The project advocates for men and women to enable them to become independent by providing tools and resources to help them achieve independence.

The MENA Hope Project assists refugees and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa. Collaborates with resettlement agencies bringing new refugees into Lincoln and Lancaster County to help them with a smooth transition to their new home. Home visits may be made to determine what assistance is needed and the new families are given priority to come and shop at the center for clothes and food, and enroll in classes.

Staff members who speak several languages to provide enhanced support for refugees and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA Hope Project), Asian refugees and immigrants from Afghanistan and India, and African refugees and immigrants who speak Swahili or French.

Assists all refugees; provides programs for ESL, transportation, cultural orientation, and employment. Helps refugees learn to live and work in the United States.

Services include:

-- English as a Second Language.

-- Employment skills class.

-- Interpreters available to go with refugees to medical appointments or hospitals.

-- Advocacy.

-- Coordinates health and human services, ESL classes, housing with OHA, citizenship, drivers' licenses and classes, etc.

-- Public speaking.

-- Job placement for refugees.

-- Refugee resettlement from another country to Omaha.

-- Support groups.

-- Youth program.

Provides support services to all refugees and immigrants in Lincoln and Lancaster County.

Interpretation services are provided to assist with appointments and translating all types of documents. The project advocates for men and women to enable them to become independent by providing tools and resources to help them achieve independence.

The MENA Hope Project assists refugees and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa. Collaborates with resettlement agencies bringing new refugees into Lincoln and Lancaster County to help them with a smooth transition to their new home. Home visits may be made to determine what assistance is needed and the new families are given priority to come and shop at the center for clothes and food, and enroll in classes.

Staff members who speak several languages to provide enhanced support for refugees and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA Hope Project), Asian refugees and immigrants from Afghanistan and India, and African refugees and immigrants who speak Swahili or French.

Provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Services include:

Reception and Placement: Meeting critical needs in the early months after arriving in the United States. IRC staff and community partners ensure newly arrived refugees are greeted at the airport, have a furnished home, receive time-limited rental assistance, have access to nutritious food, healthcare and education, and are given appropriate social services referrals.

Employment Services: Early self-sufficiency through employment is the foundation of the US Refugee Program. IRC staff and volunteers provide job readiness training, vocational counseling, resume preparation, job search and placement services, and financial assistance for basic needs with the goal of helping refugees find their first job in America. Employment services are provided to refugees for up to five years from their date of arrival.

Intensive Case Management: Some refugees face barriers that make rapid employment difficult. Others face cultural barriers that require additional training and orientation support to learn to navigate American systems independently. Still others face crisis after an initial period of stability. For those refugees, IRC provides intensive case management services for up to five years after arrival.

Financial Coaching: Financial Coaching at IRC offers new Americans and other vulnerable populations an opportunity to build their financial knowledge, skills, and assets. Through a combination of one-on-one coaching and financial education classes, IRC delivers innovative, effective programs by combining evidence-based strategies with an unparalleled ability to deliver culturally and linguistically accessible programs. As a result of these programs, people are able to build their family income and assets, contributing to the economic vibrancy of communities across America.