Refugee Support Services | Community and Clinical Programs

Refugee Support Services at USC

We are community health workers equipped to provide refugee support through a comprehensive approach for the overall well-being of refugees, with a focus on supporting ORR-eligible refugees, asylees, Ukrainian humanitarian parolees, and victims of trafficking within California.

Utilizing a peer counseling model and proactive community outreach, we offer a range of support services in English, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Russian, including case management, individual peer counseling, wellbeing classes, support groups, skill-building workshops, and resource linkage.

We are currently accepting eligible clients. Please reach out to us if you have questions.

Professionals can complete a referral using the button below. Alternatively, professionals can provide the client's name and phone number when they contact us, and we will follow up with the client within 48 hours and screen for eligibility.

866-740-6502

refugess@usc.edu

Contact Us to Make a Referral

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Free of charge, offered through September 2024
Available in English, Spanish, Ukrainian & Russian
Monday to Friday
Appointments available from 8am - 7pm (PST)
Virtual
In-person (within Los Angeles County)

Our Services

Emotional support
Individual peer counseling (6-8 sessions)
Case management
Skill-building workshops
Wellbeing classes
Support groups

Participant eligibility

All clients must be age 12 or older
ORR-eligible refugees - up to 5 years after date of arrival
Asylees - up to 5 years after date of granted asylum
Ukrainian humanitarian parolees who entered the U.S. between February 24, 2022 and September 30, 2023
Victims of trafficking - up to 5 years after date of certification letter, eligibility letter, or interim assistance letter from ACF Office On Trafficking in Persons (OTIP)

Funding is provided by the Cypress Resilience Project, a program of the Public Health Institute, through funding from the California Department of Public Health.

Our Team

Sarah Caliboso-Soto, Assistant Director of Clinical Programs

Carolina Peralta-Ventura, Fiscal Manager

Jessica Castillo, Program Coordinator

Elias Martinez, Operations Coordinator

Armando Jimenez, Program Assistant

Ligia Rodriguez, Community Health Worker

Albina Zlenko, Community Health Worker