Through personalized assistance, APB caseworkers help beneficiaries keep safe and off the streets by assisting with access to hospitals, referrals for mental health services and abuse hotlines, and benefits such as food stamps.
February 16, 2021
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Contending with life challenges during a pandemic is already difficult for most Americans, but it can be particularly burdensome for refugees, asylees and other special immigrants who are learning to navigate U.S. systems.
Enter IRC NorCal’s Access to Public Benefits program, which helps clients solve immediate crises in their lives. The program, pioneered by the IRC in San Jose, expanded to its Sacramento, Oakland and Turlock/Modesto offices last year after the IRC in Northern California received a donation from the New York Times Neediest Cases Fund.
Through personalized assistance, APB caseworkers help beneficiaries keep safe and off the streets by assisting with access to hospitals, referrals for mental health services and abuse hotlines, and benefits such as food stamps. In the process, clients learn about which public benefits are available and how to attain them.
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