Services

For more information, please contact Central Intake at 817-534-0814

Refugee & Immigration Services

Immigration Consultation Services

Low cost legal assistance is provided to qualifying individuals to apply for and obtain benefits granted by the family based immigration system. The program focus is family preservation and family reunification.

Refugee Resettlement and Employment Services

photoResettlement services are provided to refugees approved for admission into the United States by the Department of State. Resettlement services encourage refugees to achieve early economic self sufficiency and promote smooth cultural integration. These services include:

  • Arrival preparation - apartment set up, food, clothing, and airport reception
  • Initial Orientation – education on American culture which covers healthcare, childcare, transportation, employment, American culture and laws, housing and safety
  • Post Arrival Follow-up – health screening, school enrollment, assistance with Food Stamps/Medicaid/Social Security application

Catholic Charities staff works closely with area employers to identify and meet company staffing needs and to develop job opportunities for refugees, asylees, and victims of trafficking. Job placement services include employment assessment, job orientation classes, assistance with transportation and childcare, vocational training, job search, referral and placement.

Refugee Services School Impact Program

photoThe school impact program provides services for refugee children and their families to promote effective integration, education, and a successful transition to the United States public school system. Services include tutoring for refugee children, provide trainings to school district personnel covering issues of refugee process and cultural awareness, interpreters free of charge to aid in parent/teacher communication, and parenting classes for refugee parents so that they are aware of their responsibilities in the U.S. school systems, nutrition, safety, and discipline.

Refugee Educational Services

photoEnglish as a second language (ESL) classes are provided to immigrants and refugees to gain the language skills necessary to become self sufficient in the United States. Classes are located in neighborhoods throughout Tarrant County and specialized ESL classes are available in literacy, vocational ESL and citizenship preparation.

Translation and Interpreter Network (TIN)

Catholic Charities provides professional, on-site interpretation and document translation services in more than seventy languages. The network also offers training for bilingual personnel, seminars for hospitals, courts, school districts, and other service providers on the use of trained interpreters. All interpreters must pass a language proficiency exam prior to an invitation to training. The network also provides required continuing education courses throughout the year. Interpreters generally work on a contract basis and are assigned to appointment throughout the DFW metroplex.

Languages available for interpretation or translation:

Albanian, Arabic, Assyrian, Burmese, Bosnian, Chinese Cantonese, Chinese Mandarin, Czech, Dari, Dinka, Ewe, Farsi, Fulani French, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kizugi Korean, Kurdish, Laotian, Lingala, Macedonian, Mandarin, Marathi, Mina, Persian, Portuguese Brazil, Portuguese Angola, Pakistani, Punjabi, Russian, Rajastani Servo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagolog, Taiwanese, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbeki, Vietnamese, Zande

For more information, please contact Meti Dibra at 817-289-0050 or visit our Translation and Interpreter Network (TIN) website.


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