The Austin Refugee Roundtable is a coalition of non-profit agencies and groups serving refugees in Austin. The coalition so far consists of:
Caritas of Austin
Caritas assists documented refugees by providing and moving them into housing, acclimating them to their environment, and helping them find employment.
Center for Survivors of Torture
Center for Survivors of Torture’s program, funded by ORR, provides free Refugee Mental Health Services for refugees that have been resettled in the U.S. for less than 5 years. CST delivers high quality mental health services to refugees to restore their spirit and rebuild their lives. CST seeks to actively engage refugees in their mental health treatment through individual, family, and group counseling to achieve the best possible outcome–a fulfilling life.
Interfaith Action of Central Texas
iACT teaches English and essential life skills to newly arrived refugees. We pride ourselves in making these traumatized families feel welcome and help them establish roots in their new hometown: Austin.
Multicultural Refugee Coalition
Empowering refugees re-settled in Austin to gain self-sufficiency through education, community, and reconciliation
Refugee Services of Texas
Refugee Services of Texas, Inc. is a not-for-profit social service agency guided by principles of human compassion and dignity committed to providing quality services for refugees, asylees, and survivors of trafficking.
AISD Family Support Office
Contact Peggy Robinson at peggy.robinson@austinisd.org
The Refugee Student Support Services office at AISD focuses on connecting refugees and their families with existing school based services, such as Parent Support Specialists, Family Resource Centers, after school programs, and summer programs, providing interpretation/translation, hoping to draw refugee families in to existing school services.
The Amala Foundation
The Amala Foundation unites people from all walks of life and inspires them to grow as individuals and as leaders in service to humanity.The majority of our programs are focused on young people, including refugee and immigrant youth.
City of Austin Refugee Health Screening Clinics
http://austintexas.gov/department/refugee-services
Under a grant from the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Refugee Health Screening Clinic provides services to refugees relocating to the Austin/Travis County area.
New groups interested in being a part of the Austin Refugee Roundtable, or those interested in submitting something for the monthly newsletter, are welcome to contact lzeidan@interfaithtexas.org