Migration & Refugee

Programs Available Resettlement Services: The program has resettled over 5,000 refugees in the Hartford area since its inception in 1975. Linguistically and culturally appropriate comprehensive resettlement services are designed to facilitate the refugee/asylee acculturation into the United States.

Employment Services:
The program offers employment skill development and supportive services to those refugees ready for employment. The Migration & Refugee Employment unit strives to meet an employment rate of 75% within the first four months of a refugee's arrival.

Immigration/Naturalization Services:
The program offers comprehensive immigration and naturalization supportive services to those in need. This includes status changes and family reunification assistance with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Additionally, naturalization prep classes and mock USCIS interviews are offered weekly at multiple sites throughout the Archdiocese.

Refugee Healthy Marriage Initiative:
Designed to sustain and support refugee marriages and families, this initiative utilizes strength-based and culturally-relative workshops to build on family strengths while addressing personal challenges. The program is designed to empower refugee couples and families to become more self-sufficient, knowledgeable, confident and productive in their personal relationships and beyond. This program has been integrated into the Asylum Hill Family Center and has partnered with two statewide resettlement agencies to offer a broader spectrum of services and support. It seeks to increase the percentage of premarital and married couples who are equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to form and sustain a healthy marriage and become better parents.

Trafficking Services:
A program offered through the Migration & Refugee Services Immigration program which provides wrap around clinical and case management services to individuals that have suffered from sexual and/or employment trafficking both domestically and internationally.

How you can help refugees

Contact us Judith Gough 125 Market Street Hartford, CT 06103 Call us:  (860) 548-0059 E-mail us