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MFIP Employment Services Manual

MFIP Employment Services Manual


21.18 Links to Additional Information

ISSUE DATE: 09/2020

About the Refugee Resettlement Program services in Minnesota:

  • · Program Facts
    The federally-funded Resettlement Programs Offices (RPO) at the Minnesota Department of Human Services supports the effective resettlement of refugees in Minnesota by providing the resources and stable foundation they need to rebuild their lives, achieve their highest potential and contribute to our state. RPO ensures access to mainstream programs for people with refugee status, distribute federal funds to local agencies for supplemental services and provide the public with education and information about refugees.
  • · Refugee Arrival Statistics
    These reports show the number of people with refugee status arriving in Minnesota by county and organized by country of origin.
  • · Resettlement Services
    Six local agencies, funded through the federal Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, provide initial reception and placement services for the first 30 to 90 days in the United States for people who have just arrived in the country with refugee status. The following agencies help meet basic needs of refugees and link them to ongoing services:
  • · Arrive Ministries.
  • · Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota.
  • · International Institute of Minnesota.
  • · Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.
  • · Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, St. Cloud.
  • · Minnesota Council of Churches.
  • · Employment and Social Services.
  • · Food, Cash and Health Care.
  • · Resettlement Programs Office Overview (DHS-7587D) (PDF).


    • About refugees in Minnesota:

  • · Minnesota’s refugee resettlement programs fact sheet (DHS-5937) (PDF).
  • · Action and involvement with refugees (DHS-7587E) (PDF). Learn about and support refugees in Minnesota.


    • About Employment Supports for Immigrants and Refugees

  • · Work authorization for refugees and asylees (DHS-7587L) (PDF) – a brochure with information about work authorization for refugees and asylees.
  • · Have you been granted asylum? DHS-7587K (PDF) – a brochure that describes supports available for people who have been granted asylum, and contact information for accessing services
  • · Do you have a Special Immigrant Visa? (DHS-7587S) (PDF) – a brochure that explains what supports are available for people who have been granted Special Immigrant Visa and contact information for accessing services.

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