ServeMinnesota creates initiative to support Minnesota Department of Human Services State Afghan Placement Assistance Program
明尼阿波里斯市 (1月4日, 2022) -服务明尼苏达州, 是美国志愿队的中心, partners with Minnesota’s Department of Human Services (DHS) to form a new initiative: Refugee Response Initiative. The program creates opportunities for about 40 Minnesotans to serve as resettlement navigators for Afghan refugees new to the state.
The DHS 安置计划办公室 is working closely with community partners like ServeMinnesota and other agencies to coordinate Minnesota’s response in welcoming families evacuated from Afghanistan and ensure they have a safe temporary place to stay with access to critical short-term services and longer-term assistance. AmeriCorps members will support approximately 750 Afghan refugees who will be arriving in Minnesota from Wisconsin in the next sixty days.
The Refugee Response Initiative offers positions that focus on youth enrichment (birth through teens) and adult support through navigation of available services for housing, 食物和社区导向. The program will continue through June with part- or full-time positions available.
Individuals who join the AmeriCorps Refugee Response Initiative will receive a living stipend, health benefits and an education award that can be used for tuition or student loan repayment. Positions will be paid approximately the equivalent of $15 per hour (AmeriCorps members are not paid hourly; they receive a fixed living allowance every two weeks based on their total number of hours served).
“AmeriCorps is the state’s expandable resource for addressing critical issues,servemnesota首席执行官奥黛丽·苏克说. “We were delighted when the Department of Human Services contacted us to support their work. ServeMinnesota is uniquely positioned to work with community partners to understand ongoing needs and how to adapt the people power of AmeriCorps to meet those needs.”
Training will begin in February and March. People with language skills in Dari and Pashto are especially encouraged to apply. Schedules can be customized with shifts between 8 a.m. 10便士.m. 每天.
Anyone who wants to learn more about supporting the Refugee Response Initiative is encouraged to fill out an interest form at f3d22zp3.escortankara-tr.com/refugee.
关于ServeMinnesota
ServeMinnesota creates positive social change by deploying the people power of AmeriCorps to translate research into on-the-ground implementation. 每年, thousands of individuals commit to transformative service opportunities focused on improving the lives of Minnesotans through education, 经济适用房, 就业, 环境, addiction recovery and response to community crises. Two of its innovative strategic initiatives, 明尼苏达读书团 and 明尼苏达数学队, demonstrate speed to implementation in their work to close the achievement gap and help struggling students become successful learners. 通过动用联邦资金, 建立强有力的社区伙伴关系, 不断改进项目, ServeMinnesota ensures national service is positioned to make meaningful contributions to our state. 欲了解更多信息，请访问 f3d22zp3.escortankara-tr.com.
About人类服务部
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) helps provide essential services to Minnesota’s most vulnerable residents. Working with many others, including counties, tribes and nonprofits, DHS helps ensure that Minnesota seniors, people with disabilities, children and others meet their basic needs and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. The Minnesota Department of Human Services 安置计划办公室 (DHS/RPO) has been working closely with community partners and other state agencies to coordinate Minnesota’s response in welcoming families evacuated from Afghanistan, and to support local resettlement agencies in resettling Afghan Evacuees through the federal Afghan Placement Assistance (APA) program. This coordinated effort is called Operation Allies Welcome Minnesota (OAWMN) and has been active since September 2021. DHS/RPO and its partners are working to ensure Afghan arrivals in Minnesota have (1) a safe temporary place to stay upon arrival with access to critical short-term services to address immediate needs, and (2) longer-term supports as families transition into MN communities and establish their new lives.
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