Program areas at ReWA
Family empowerment program assists families in making successful transitions to life in the u.s. and integrating into american society. Rewa's bilingual case managers work one-on-one with clients to break down barriers and help them thrive by providing information and resources such as job skills training, job search, nutrition, healthcare, government benefits, and childcare. 500 individuals received education about basic food benefits. 446 individuals received employment services and 194 found jobs with an 86% retention rate after 3 months. Rewa provided online and in-person english classes to 376 students and loaned 200 laptops to support the esl and job readiness classes. In 2022, rewa helped 473 participants with immigration and legals services, including supporting the afghan asylum program, and we prepared 184 new citizens to pass the citizenship exam.
Rewa's domestic violence program provided 703 individuals with domestic violence support, from obtaining protection orders and other legal services, to finding transitional housing, job training, food assistance, and counseling.
Early learning centers in beacon hill, rainier valley, and lake city served 217 multicultural families using a bilingual and bicultural curriculum. We are naccp accredited, offering small classroom environment, and supportive services through family advocates.
Other services include our center for social & emotional wellbeing (csew), youth, homelessness prevention, and community education. Csew supported 231 clients, ages 19-84, with multi-lingual trauma-informed and resiliency-based licensed counseling. Youth program engaged 144 students from 14 schools with after-school programming in science, technology, engineering, art, and math, plus coached 70 youth (ages 16-24) to help them enroll in higher education and vocational training programs. Housing programs distributed rental assistance along with case management to keep 712 families housed with 99% of clients remaining housed for at least six months.