After years and sometimes decades of waiting, refugees arrive to the United States eager to start their new lives. We have enhanced our core refugee resettlement program with additional services to ensure that each refugee we serve begins with a strong start to a new life.
Refugee Resettlement
Welcoming refugees in their first 90 days in the U.S.
Housing Services
Ensuring every refugee we resettle has safe, sanitary and affordable housing.
Health Services
Providing healthcare education, support and access for refugees.
Refugee Employment Services
Helping refugees find their first job in the U.S.
Community Orientation Workshops
Community Orientation Workshops provide English and life skills education across a variety of topics.
Asylum Case Management
The International Institute of Minnesota’s Asylum Case Management program offers recent asylum recipients assistance with social services and public benefits, as well as connection to local, state and federal programs.
Anti Human Trafficking
Providing foreign-born trafficking survivors with direct, trauma-informed services.
Safe Harbor
Services for sexually exploited youth or youth at risk.
Unaccompanied Minors
Children who are detained at the U.S./Mexico border with family or legal guardians in Minnesota are referred by the Office of Refugee Resettlement to the Institute.
