Navigating Community Systems
Offerings in the Navigating Community Systems category are designed to provide educational resources to refugees and immigrants, easing their adjustment to life in the United States. Through Project FINE, newcomers gain connections to community resources and education on social and structural systems to help them begin building their new life.
Current Navigating Community Systems Programs and Services Include:
Current Navigating Community Systems Programs and Services Include:
Advocacy & Information Referrals
Providing culturally and linguistically appropriate information and referrals to connect refugees and immigrants with resources to meet their basic needs. Referrals are made to existing community services to avoid duplication and increase effectiveness. The goal of this program is to assist newcomers as they adjust to life in a new country and become self-sufficient and contributing members of the community.
Employment Services
The purpose of Project FINE's Employment Services is to help refugees and immigrants reach their financial goals and find economic independence through employment. We provide friendly, efficient and effective services to refugees who are seeking employment in a variety of areas, including: identifying job skills or experience, accessing opportunities for training or education, information about job openings, and interview skills.
Crime Prevention Program
This program provides information and education about the criminal justice system for refugees and immigrants. The goal is to reduce participation in unlawful activities and promote community safety. Activities include sessions in Winona and St. Charles.
Early Learning Program
The Early Learning Program provides resources, education and support for refugee and immigrant families with young children age 0-5. Activities focus on cognitive and social learning, mental health and parental engagement and are carried out through home visits.
This program is supported by the Sheltering Arms Foundation.
This program is supported by the Sheltering Arms Foundation.
Follow Along Program Community Connectors
Through this project, refugee and immigrant families with young children will have increased connections and access to local resources, such as the Follow Along Program. Activities include outreach to families in Winona and Wabasha Counties via home visits, phone calls, social media and events. Project staff will also work closely with MDH to provide insight into the needs, challenges and strategies for engagement to increase enrollment and effectiveness among refugee and immigrant populations.
This project is funded by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Health.
This project is funded by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Health.
Connecting to Home and Community Based Services
The goal of this program is to connect refugees and immmigrants to Home and Community Based Services available in Winona County to improve health outcomes and quality of life. Activities include outreach to local providers; engagment of refugees and immigrants through social media, phone calls, visits and community events; and referrals to services as appropriate.
This project is funded by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
This project is funded by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
