| Last Update |
Functional Service Area |
Program Name |
Program Description |
Provider" |
Provider type |
Funding Source |
Dates of Operation |
Locale |
Legislation/Regulations |
Target Population |
Key Accomplishments
Forums/Historical Highlights"""""" See
narrative |
| 5/4/2003 |
Administration |
Office of the State Coordinator |
Provides overall funding and
coordination of" refugee resettlement
in Colorado on behalf of the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement |
CRSP |
government |
ORR |
1979- |
Statewide" |
Refugee Act of 1980 and
implementing regulations at 45CFR400 |
Refugees and asylees |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Advocacy |
|
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| 5/4/2003 |
Cash Assistance |
Matching Grant Program |
Provides funds" for housing and other basic needs for new
refugee arrivals as an alternative to welfare |
Lutheran Family Services" |
private non-profit/faith based |
ORR via LIRS plus local donation
match |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Cash Assistance |
Matching Grant Program |
Provides funds" for housing and other basic needs for new
refugee arrivals as an alternative to welfare |
Jewish Family Service/(private
non-profit/faith based) |
private non-profit/faith based |
ORR via HIAS plus local donation
match |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Cash Assistance |
Matching Grant Program |
Provides funds" for housing and other basic needs for new
refugee arrivals as an alternative to welfare |
African Community Center |
private non-profit |
ORR via ECDC plus local donation
match |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Cash Assistance |
Matching Grant Program |
Provides funds" for housing and other basic needs for new
refugee arrivals as an alternative to welfare |
Ecumenical Refugee
Services |
private non-profit/faith based |
ORR via CWS/EMM plus local
donation match |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Cash Assistance |
Wilson/Fish Project |
Provides direct cash assistance
to newly arrived refugees for up to 8 months |
CRSP
via contracts with 4 local Volags |
government/private |
ORR |
2002- |
Denver metro and Colo. Spgs |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US less than 8 months |
|
| 5/11/2003 |
Community Organizing |
|
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| 5/4/2003 |
Education and Training |
CRESL |
Translated Workshops for adult
refugees |
Emily Griffith
Opportunity School |
City govt./Denver Public Schools |
CRSP |
1980- |
Denver metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <5 yrs |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Education and Training |
Work Styles |
1 or 2 week intensive
preemployment training
[1]
|
Spring Institute for
Intercultural Learning" |
private non-profit |
CRSP |
|
Denver metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <5 yrs |
100 Workstyle series serving x
refugees |
| 5/4/2003 |
Education and Training |
Torture Survivor Services |
Training to build community
awareness |
Rocky Mountain Survivors
Center" |
private non-profit |
ORR (TVRA) |
1999- |
Denver metro |
Torture Victims Relief Act (TVRA) |
Survivors of torture |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Education and Training |
Mental Health Services for
survivors of War Trauma |
Training of mental health
providers to improve mental health treatment of war trauma survivors who are
refugees and/or asylees |
Rocky Mountain Survivors
Center" |
private non-profit |
ORR Discretionary services
Standing Announcement Category 3 services for arriving refugees with special
conditions |
2000- |
Denver metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
refugees and asylees survivors of
war trauma |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Education and Training |
Jewish" Refugee and Immigrant Services |
Citizenship training for Russian
elderly |
Jewish Family Service |
private non-profit/faith based |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Employment |
Refugee Self Sufficiency
Services |
|
Colorado
Refugee Services Program" |
state government |
ORR |
" |
" |
|
|
| 5/4/2003 |
ESL |
CRESL |
English classes for adult
refugees |
Emily Griffith
Opportunity School |
City govt./Denver Public Schools |
CRSP |
1978- |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
ESL |
Jewish" Refugee and Immigrant Services |
English classes for elderly
Russian refugees and immigrants |
Jewish Family Service |
private non-profit/faith based |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
ESL |
|
Spring Institute for
Intercultural Learning" |
private non-profit |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Health |
Refugee Health Screening |
Screening |
AF Williams
Family Medical Center |
|
CRSP |
1999-2003 |
Denver Metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <90 days |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Health |
Refugee Health Screening |
Screening |
Colo
Dept of Health" |
state government |
ORR Preventive Health Screening |
1980- |
Denver metro, Colorado Springs,
limited statewide |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <90 days |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Health |
Refugee Health Screening |
TB Screening |
Denver
Disease Control" |
city government |
CRSP |
1979-1998 |
Denver Metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Health |
Torture Survivor Services |
Referral and payment survices
for torture survivors regardless of immigration status |
Rocky Mountain Survivors
Center |
private non-profit |
ORR (TVRA) |
1999- |
Denver metro |
Torture Victims Relief Act (TVRA) |
Survivors of torture |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Housing |
Refugee Housing Technical
Assistance Program |
Provides technical assistance to
refugee program service providers in the area of housing |
Mercy
Housing, Inc." |
private non-profit/faith based |
ORR |
2001- |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Human Rights |
Center on Rights
Development(CORD) |
advocacy and education seminars,
symposia, and films |
University of Denver Graduate
School" of International Studies |
private/higher education |
|
1988- |
Denver |
|
6 events held during 2002-03;
publication of Human Rights& Human Welfare journal |
| 5/4/2003 |
Human Rights |
International
Human Rights Advocacy Center |
research of asylee cases and
ongoing seminars and classes |
University of Denver Graduate
School" of International Studies |
private/higher education |
|
1999- |
Denver |
|
20 asylee and related cases
researched during 02/03 |
| 5/4/2003 |
Interpretation and Translation |
Interpretors Network of Colorado |
Interpreter Bank |
Spring Institute for
Intercultural Learning" |
private non-profit |
|
2002- |
Denver Metro |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Interpretation and Translation |
|
Justice Information Center" |
private non-profit |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Legal |
Torture Survivor Services |
Comprehensive services for
survivors of torture regardless of immigration status |
Rocky Mountain Survivors
Center" |
private non-profit |
ORR (TVRA) |
1999- |
Denver metro |
Torture Victims Relief Act (TVRA) |
Survivors of torture |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Legal |
Legal Aid and Analysis |
|
Carter and Alterman Law Firm |
private for profit |
|
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
Refugee Mental Health Access
Project |
Mental Health therapy and
improving access to mainstream mental health services |
Center for Cultural Dynamics" |
private non-profit |
CRSP |
1994-98 |
Denver Metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
Torture Survivor Services |
Comprehensive services for
survivors of torture regardless of immigration status |
Rocky Mountain Survivors
Center |
private non-profit |
ORR (TVRA) |
1999- |
Denver metro |
Torture Victims Relief Act (TVRA) |
Survivors of torture |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
Mental Health Services for
survivors of War Trauma |
Mental health services for
survivors of war trauma who are refugees and asylees |
Rocky Mountain Survivors
Center" |
private non-profit |
ORR Discretionary services
Standing Announcement Category 3 services for arriving refugees with special
conditions |
2000- |
Denver metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
refugees and asylees survivors of
war trauma |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
|
Therapy |
AF Williams Family
Medical Center |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
|
Services
to support the mental health and cultural adjustment" and to enhance interpretation for
health" |
Rocky Mountain Survivors
Center" |
private non-profit |
Colorado
Trust SIRFI |
2000- |
Denver metro |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
|
Services
to support the mental health and cultural adjustment" and to enhance interpretation for
health" |
AF Williams Family
Medical Center |
|
Colorado
Trust SIRFI |
2002- |
Denver metro |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
|
Services
to support the mental health and cultural adjustment" and to enhance interpretation for
health" |
Asian Pacific Development
Center |
private non-profit/specialty
mental health center |
Colorado
Trust SIRFI |
2000- |
Denver metro |
|
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|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
|
Services
to support the mental health and cultural adjustment" and to enhance interpretation for
health" |
Hmong American Association" |
(community based) |
Colorado
Trust SIRFI |
2000- |
Denver metro |
|
Hmong |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
|
Services
to support the mental health and cultural adjustment" and to enhance interpretation for
health" |
Jewish Family Services |
private non-profit/faith based |
Colorado
Trust SIRFI |
2002- |
Denver metro |
|
Russian |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
Russian Mental Health Services |
Mental health diagnosis and
treatment, individual, couples and family psychotherapy, psychiatric
evaluations, medication management, case management and nursing home visits |
Jewish Family Services |
private non-profit/faith based |
|
Russian refugees and immigrants |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
|
Services
to support the mental health and cultural adjustment" and to enhance interpretation for
health" |
Vietnamese Elderly Association" |
(community based private
non-profit) |
Colorado
Trust SIRFI |
2000- |
Denver metro |
|
Elderly Vietnamese not eligible
for refugee funding |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
Refugee Immigrant School Based
Program |
Individual and group
psychotherapy, consultation and psych. Education to meet the mental health
needs of refugee and immigrant adolescents in their school environment |
Jewish Family Services |
private non-profit/faith based |
|
Russian refugees and immigrants |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Mental Health |
Refugee Assistance
Program-Mental Health |
Mainstream aawareness |
Colorado Division of Mental
Health" |
State government |
ORR Mental Health Initiative |
1986-89 |
Colorado |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Networking |
Colorado Refugee Network Council |
|
1990- |
Statewide with emphasis on Denver
metro |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Other |
|
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Public Information |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Research and Evaluation |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Social Services |
Refugee Self Sufficiency
Services |
Case
Management" |
Colorado
Refugee Services Program" |
(CDHS/state govt) |
ORR |
2/1/1980- |
Denver Metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <5 yrs |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Social Services |
Torture Survivor Services |
Comprehensive services for
survivors of torture regardless of immigration status |
Rocky Mountain Survivors
Center |
private non-profit |
ORR (TVRA) |
1999- |
Denver metro |
Torture Victims Relief Act (TVRA) |
Survivors of torture |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Social Services |
Lutheran Refugee and Immigrant
Services |
Pre Arrival, Reception and
Placement for newly arrived refugees |
Lutheran Family Services |
"private non-profit/faith based |
LIRS/US Dept of State |
1975- |
Denver Metro, Colorado Springs,
Ft. Collins |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <30 days |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Social Services |
Jewish" Refugee and Immigrant Services |
Pre Arrival, Reception and
Placement for newly arrived refugees |
Jewish Family Service |
private non-profit/faith based |
HIAS/U S Dept of State |
1975- |
Denver Metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <30 days |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Social Services |
|
Pre Arrival, Reception and
Placement for newly arrived refugees |
African Community Center |
private non-profit |
ECDC/U S Dept of State |
2000- |
Denver |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <30 days |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Social Services |
|
Pre Arrival, Reception and
Placement for newly arrived refugees |
Ecumenical Refugee
Services |
private non-profit/faith based |
EMM and CWS/U S Dept of State |
1975- |
Denver Metro, Colorado Springs |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <30 days |
|
| 5/4/2003 |
Social Services |
|
Pre Arrival, Reception and
Placement for newly arrived refugees |
Catholic Immigration Services |
private non-profit/faith based |
USCC/U S Dept of State |
1975-1997 |
Denver Metro |
Refugee Act of 1980 |
Refugees in US <30 days |
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