Program areas at AsylumWorks
Social services - unfamiliar with their new community and ineligible for work authorization, many asylum seekers experience extreme poverty and continued victimization during the asylum process. Asylumworks' social service program is tasked with supporting client safety and well-being by addressing a range of needs relating to health, mental health, physical survival, legal status, and community functioning.
Employment services - for most asylum seekers, economic survival is key to maintaining hope and personal dignity. Asylumworks' employment program is designed to equip clients with the knowledge, skills, and resources to find safe, legal, and meaningful employment in the united states.
Community engagement - social connection is essential to one's physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Asylumworks' community engagement program fosters opportunities for asylum seekers to build meaningful relationships with local residents and each other. This program also manages Asylumworks' volunteer network and supports its client speakers' bureau.
Training and technical assistance - leveraging the experience and expertise of direct services staff Asylumworks has developed a unique, fee-for-service training and technical assistance program to help partner organizations increase the skill, confidence, and competence of staff and volunteers working with immigrant clients.