Somali Community
Resettlement Services
SCRS was established as a public charity with IRS 501(c)(3) status under the advance ruling provision in 2000, and confirmed in 2004. The SCRS office in Rochester assisted newly arrived refugees from Somalia and other East African countries. In 2000, SCRS opened a second office in Faribault. SCRS has assisted refugee families to secure basic needs and resources for self-sufficiency and to acclimate to a new way of life.
Our Programs
SCRS was form by a volunteer network
of Somali refugees to directly respond to the needs of Somali refugee
and immigrants, with an emphasis on personal capacity and thus ability
to assist their children and families.
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We assist new arrivals with documentation paperwork and in navigating the American system, assistance with healthcare access, legal protection, education, training for income generation skills, and other resettlement services.
Health Programs
We work with the MN Dept of Health as well as other organizations to assess the Somali Communities throughout southern Minnesota for suicide prevention readiness, and to come up with plans to increase prevention measures.
Employment Services
Through partnerships with the MN Department of Human Services and the MN Dept of Employment and Economic Development we provide leadership, soft skills training and assistance with job search to youth as well as for older workers.
Mission
To promote and advance the social well-being and welfare of immigrants and refugees by providing much needed community and resettlement services, with the ultimate goal of building a vibrant community, whose members can successfully settle and effectively integrate into the wider American community
Vision
All refugees and immigrant families thrive in an equitable world where they led successful lives with personal responsibility, economic independence and vitality.
Volunteer With Us
22 years
22 years of service to the immigrant and refugee community.
10 plus
We have partnered with 10 plus organizations to affect change.
2000
youths have benefited from our services careers and job placements.
100%
We are 100 percent committed in helping immigrants and refugees.
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