Refugees Support Services (RSS), Civic Engagement, Health/Social Services Access, Covid Response/Vaccines Outreach, Employment, Industrial Sewing Training, Montagnard Traditional Arts
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Our staff came from refugee refugee backgrounds, and we understand the challenges and struggles new arrivals go through. Our goal is to assist our clients to achieve self-sufficiency, self reliance, teach them how to navigate the health/social service system, adjustment to life in the USA, and to become productive members in their neighborhoods and communities, and ultimately, to become American citizens.
To Become a client: Refugees, Asylees, Certain Cuban and Haitian entrants and Parolees, Certain Amerasians (from Vietnam), and Victims of Human Trafficking are eligible to become RSS clients and then receive FREE services. It is the policy of MDA and NCDHHS contract compliances 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.
These are free services we provide to eligible clients through our contract with the State of NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), Refugee Services Office. These include: Case management, Outreach Services, Employability Assessment, Pre-Employment, Job Development, Employment Follow-Up, Client Transportation, Initial Employment, Current Job Placement, Vocational Skills Training and Vocational Education- Industrial Sewing, Automobile Drivers' Training, Information & Referral, Day Care/Child Care (Temporary Voucher), Translation/Interpretation, On-The-Job Training, Resume writing, interview skills, and job development
The Client’s Rights Form verifies that the client understands their rights when requesting and accepting social services provided by MDA. Other refugees agencies in NC, click here.
More information. Contact Stephanie, program supervisor to make an appointment at 336-373-1812.
The purpose of the RSS-ASA program is to provide employment services along with holistic supportive social services such as Case Management, Day Care/Child Care Services, English Language Instruction, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Interpretation and Translation Services, and other RSS services to ORR-eligible populations to achieve economic self-sufficiency and longer-term integration.
Core Employment Services include Pre-Employment, Job Development, Job Placement- Initial and Current and Employment Follow-Up.
Subject to fund availability, additional Services which may be provided include: Vocational Skills Training and Assessment, Vocational Education, On-the Job Training, Skills Recertification, Automobile Driver’s Training, English Language Instruction, Transportation, Interpretation and Translation, Information and Referral and Emergency Services and Immigration Assistance for refugee adults so that they may attain stability, self-sufficiency and integration as soon as possible after arrival in the United States. Refer to Services, Codes and Description which is attached.
A full list of services along with other RSS policies and procedures may be found in the NC DHHS/DSS Refugee Assistance Manual.
and/or our cultural vibrancy program is a way to invite outsiders into our worlds in deep and meaningful ways. MDA seeks to strengthen and consolidate our next-generation cultural arts programming, to broaden public knowledge about ways of living and seeing the world from the perspectives of new communities like ours who have made Greensboro an international city and who call it our home, and to use our decades of experience to assist other low income, more recently arrived refugee communities to build and organize their own arts and culture projects and programs.
Rhade (Klei Êđȇ) class- Middle and High School only
When: Saturday 12pm-1:30pm
Where: 611 Summit Ave. Suite #6
Rhade (Klei Êđȇ) class- Elementary School only
When: Saturday 3pm
Where: 611 Summit Ave. Suite #6
Bunông class- middle and high school only
When: Saturday 12pm-1:30apm
Where: 611 Summit Ave. Suite #10
Montagnard Traditional Weaving class (Middle and High School) Click here to sign up
When: Saturday 10am- 11:30am
Where: CANNC 2400 Summit Ave.
When: Saturday 3pm-4:30pm
Where: 611 Summit Ave. Suite #10
Montagnard Traditional Dance class (Middle and High School) Click here to sign up
When: Saturday 10am- 11:30am
Where: Greensboro Culture Arts Center; Room 317
More information, contact Sachi Dely, Arts Program Coordinator at 336-373-1812
3.YOUTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
EDUCATION. CULTURE. SUPPORT. YOUTH. UNITY. GUIDE. MOTINATE.
Why volunteer? Volunteering can provide a healthy boost to your self-confidence, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. You are doing good for others and your community, which provides a natural sense of accomplishment and earn community services hours for school. Your role as a volunteer can also give you a sense of pride, identity, and a chance to network with others in your community. Your time and skill is valuable, can use your skill as a way to give back. Based on your availability, we provide professional and life skills training opportunity. We are excited and looked forward to connecting with you.
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
Community Health Worker training
Annual Community Conference
NCCJ Anytown Summer Camp support
For more information, contact Mica Bunjang, Youth Program Director at 336-373-1812.
Voting registration
Voting educational outreach
Community collaboration
Citizenship Workshop
N-400, I-912, I-942, N-600, I-90 Support
Case management
Citizenship classes referral
Citizenship/green card referral
Beginner ESOL (English) class Saturday at 3pm
Citizenship class referral
Immigrant referral
For more information, contact Nghieng Nay, Civic Engagement Coordinator at 336-373-1812
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
For more information contact us at 336-373-1812.
By addressing personal issues like burn out, low to no pay, glass ceiling, family and work balance, intergenerational conflict, and gender bias we will speak directly to the realities that insiders encounter. MDA will conduct group reflections, role playing exercises, SWOT analysis and discussions about professional standards versus community values and offer opportunities for board training, medical interpretation training and other professional skills development. By addressing structural issues that separate professionalism from equitable health access and practice, MDA, with its long history of interactions with state and local actors, will build a sustainable community-centered network. MDA will connect partners to allies like Legal Aid.
Capacity and network building
Medicaid and ACA enrollment
Public assistance enrollment (Food stamp, WIC)
Resume, College and FAFSA support
Public Health (Access to health care and Covid vaccines appointment)
Food Insecurity
Emergency assistant
For more information, contact Andrew, program supervisor at 336-373-1812.
