Ohio Refugee Services

Resettlement Agencies

Resettlement agencies conduct the actual work of resettling refugees in Ohio.  Staff from these nonprofit organizations:

• Meet refugees at the airport.
• Find them housing, clothing, and household goods.
• Help them apply for cash, medical, and food stamp assistance from the local county department of job and family services.
• Arrange for their comprehensive health screening.
• Enroll them in classes to learn English, American culture, work skills, and eventually the skills and information needed to pass the citizenship test.
• Help them overcome problems and barriers to successful employment and integration into American life.

Resettlement agencies are affiliated with national organizations called voluntary resettlement agencies (Volags) and receive funding from a variety of sources:

• Relocation and placement money from the U.S. Department of State
• Grants from their county department of job and family services
• Match grants directly from the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement
• Local community and government funding sources
• Grants from the Office of Refugee Resettlement passed through the ODJFS Refugee Services Section

Ohio's Resettlement Agencies

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