Programs
Refugees Support Services (RSS), Civic Engagement, Health/Social Services Access, Covid Response/Vaccines Outreach, Employment, Industrial Sewing Training, Montagnard Traditional Arts
WHO WE ARE | CLASSES/WORKSHOPS | STORIES , CULTURE & HISTORY | GALLERY | MAO
Want to know more? We give hour-long talks about our community for a small honorarium. Call us.
Refugees and asylees are eligible to become clients and then receive services. It is the policy of MDA to offer services to any and all Southeast Asian refugees. To become a client, an individual is required to
Provide documentation of their refugee/asylee status from USCIS
Sign a Client’s Rights Form
Acceptable documentation includes an I-94 card, green card or asylum approval letter.
The Client’s Rights Form verifies that the client understands their rights when requesting and accepting social services provided by MDA.
Contact us to make an appointment at 336-373-1812.
State Refugees Support Service (rSS)
These are free services we provide to eligible clients through our contract with the State of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), Refugee Services Office. These include
Case management
Pre-employment assessment
Employment training and readiness
Job placement and employment follow up
Resume writing, interview skills, job development
College and FAFSA support
Public Health (Access to health care and Covid vaccines appointment)
Civic Engagement (voting registration, voting information, citizenship referral)
Food Insecurity (Elder food program)
Job placement and employment follow up
Transportation assistance
Interpretation and translation
Industrial sewing training (TBA)
Our goal is to assist our clients to achieve self-sufficiency, self reliance, adjustment to life in the USA, and to become productive members in their neighborhoods and communities, and ultimately, to become American citizens.
YOUTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
EDUCATION. CULTURE. SUPPORT. YOUTH. UNITY, GUIDE, MOTIVATE
A culture learning (youth connection, culture events)
Professional skills (interview, financial literacy, public speaking, networking, etc.)
FAFSA, resume, and college applications support
Mental health support activities
Research learning opportunity
Community outreach
The Legacy Scholarship program
Civic Engagement
Voting registration, voting educational outreach
Citizenship Fairs
Case management
Citizenship classes referral
Citizenship/green card referral
health/Social Services Access
Capacity and network building
Medicaid and ACA enrollment
Public assistance enrollment (Food stamp, WIC)
Covid Response/Vaccine outreach
Case management
Covid educational outreach
Translation covid safety guidelines
Interpretations/translation
Covid vaccines clinics/appointments
Emergency services
Establish PCP for clients
Food/PPE supplies distribution
Montagnard Traditional Arts Progam
Rhade (Klei Êđȇ) class- middle and high school only
When: Saturday 12pm-1:30pm
Where: 611 Summit Ave. Suite #6
Bunông class- middle and high school only
When: Saturday 12pm-1:30apm
Where: 611 Summit Ave. Suite #10
When: Saturday 3pm-4:30pm
Where: 611 Summit Ave. Suite #10
Montagnard Traditional Dance class (age 5th grades- 8th grades) Click here to sign up
When: Saturday 10am- 11:30am
Where: Greensboro Culture Arts Center; Room 317
General INFORMATION
These are services we provide to community members and families and to partner agencies, organizations and offices. Some are fee-based. (See Classes and Workshop offerings for related offerings.)
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FAMILIES
Working with our partners we do our best to assist Southeast Asian community members and others who are ineligible for State Services. These include access to municipal and county services, health and legal navigation, voter information and registration, tax and consumer info, house and car purchase, health insurance, Orange Card, Medicaid, house safety, women’s health, and other vital needs.
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EMPLOYERS AND PARTNERS
For employers, nonprofits, schools, higher education and government, MDA assistance includes
Interpretation and translation*
Recorded messages
General consultation
*Contact us about medical and legal interpretation
Employers
We can help you make sure workers are informed and ready to work. Typical assistance includes translation and interpretation for workers to fill out forms, safety training, and work-related English customized to your environment.
General language and cultural assistance for HR, supervisors and staff
Correct cultural and language-interpreted safety training
Nonprofits and government
Our expertise can help your organization reach its goals. We are always ready to form mutually beneficial partnerships or assist in joint grants.
We can reach sectors of our community like families, youth, businesses and professionals
We can help design successful programs
We are experienced executing grant-based projects
Public schools and higher education
Education is key to individual and community success. We can help schools, colleges and universities reach families and the community to improve learner outcomes among our youth.
We know the individual and family barriers many face
We know how to motivate and train youth to succeed
We regularly retain and train up undergrad seniors majoring in social work.
Scholars, educators, journalists and researchers Through our Community Advisory Council we partner with scholars and research institutions to close the knowledge gap about Montagnard and Southeast Asian communities in our area.
We partner with colleges and universities to train next-generation community youth in advanced leadership, community organization and academic skills.
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Special requests
We give hour-long talks about our community to audiences for a small honorarium. Specialized lectures, learning sessions and professional training are also available for your group. Call us.
Through our youth branch, the Montagnard American Organization, we promote our community's artists, dancers, musicians, language and other cultural experts.
We advocate for fair wages and compensation for all performers