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Location:
Refugee & Immigrant Services (Child & Family Services) 425 Union Street, Level D Easthampton, MA 01089 |
Mailing Address:
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Refugee & Immigrant Services (Child & Family) 425 Union Street, Level D West Springfield, MA 01089 |
Telephone Numbers and Contact information
Phone #:(413) 737-4718 Main Phone
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Fax Number:(413) 827-7817
Web Page:
www.cfs.org
E-mail to:
adiaz@cfs.org
Program Details:
Operating Agency:
Child and Family Service of the Pioneer Valley, Inc. (Private, Non-Profit)
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Monday - Friday 9-7
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Program/Service Notes:
The Refugee & Immigrant Program offers an array of services, such as, case management, family support services, and mental health counseling to the newcomer communities of Western Massachusetts. Bilingual counseling is available in Russian, Bosnian, Serbo-Croation, Vietnamese, Chinese and is linguistically and culturally sensitive to the client’s background. The staff is prepared to interact with refugees and immigrants from Vietnam, Cambodia, the former Soviet Union, Bosnia and other countries.
A primary goal of the program is to assist newcomers in negotiating American systems, such as social services, health care and school systems. Training, consultation and supervision are offered to assist in "building bridges" between the newcomer communities and providers.
The Refugee & Immigrant program offers the following services:
-Counseling & Support Services including bilingual and bicultural counseling in Russian, Bosnian, Serbo-Croatian, Khmer, and Vietnamese
-Outreach/In-home services
-Parenting groups
-Support groups for the elderly
-Youth groups
-Pre- and post-natal groups for mothers
-Psychiatric services available
-Consciousness raising groups on issues of family violence
-Women's support groups
-Education & Assistance
-Social welfare information about rules, customs and laws in the United States
-Advocacy
-Assessment of learning difficulties in refugee groups
-Consulting for parents around developmental problems in infants and toddlers
-Monthly open houses
-Capacity building to respond to incidences of sexual assault and domestic violence
This information was last updated on 12/20/2010
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