Newcomer Resources

 

Services for Refugees & Asylees…

The Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP) assists eligible refugees, Cuban/Haitian entrants, asylees, certified human trafficking victims and their family members, Special Immigrant Visa holders and certain Amerasians from Vietnam to successfully resettle in California.

The Refugee Programs Bureau (RPB) has statewide administrative responsibility for the RRP.  The RPB supervises the following programs:

Program benefits and services are delivered at the local level by county welfare departments and refugee service providers .

 

CA State Fact Sheets

CA Refugee Resettlement Program
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program (URM)
Asylees
Enhanced Services for Asylees and Vulnerable Noncitizens (ESAVN)
 
Ethnic Community Based Organizations (ECBOs)
Resettlement Agencies (RAs)

Afghan Related Fact Sheets

Afghan New Arrivals and Access to Public Benefits
Health Coverage Options for Afghan Evacuees
Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) Program
Welcome Back-U.S. Repatriation
 

USCIS Fact Sheets

Naturalization
Refugee Security Screening

Contact Information

California Department of Social Services
Refugee Programs Bureau, MS 9-6-646
P.O. Box 944243
Sacramento, CA 94244-2430
Email: RPB@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 654-4356
Fax: (916) 654-7187