File #: 15-0012    Name:
Type: Agendas Status: Passed
File created: 1/20/2015 In control: Board of Aldermen
On agenda: 1/27/2015 Final action: 1/27/2015
Title: Available Resources for Immigrant Minors PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to report back to the Board on the resources available to support efforts to welcome and provide services to minors in our community, as requested in the Resolution Supporting and Welcoming Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Fleeing Violence in their Home Countries.
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - OC Latino Health Resources Guide
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Available Resources for Immigrant Minors

PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to report back to the Board on the resources available to support efforts to welcome and provide services to minors in our community, as requested in the Resolution Supporting and Welcoming Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Fleeing Violence in their Home Countries.
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DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office

CONTACT INFORMATION: Nate Broman-Fulks, nbroman-fulks@townofcarrboro.org, 919-918-7314

INFORMATION: Services to Welcome and Support Immigrant Minors

Health Services
http://www.co.orange.nc.us/health/ImmigrantandRefugeeHealthResources.asp
The Orange County Health Department welcomes all clients requesting health services, regardless of their immigration status. For more information about services, please call (919) 245-2400. Orange County Health Department follows all applicable medical confidentiality laws, which protect client information.
* Health Department Brochure: English
* Refugee Health Services at the Health Department
* Community Health and Wellness Directory
* Orange County Latino Health Resource Guide: English
* Orange County Resources for Refugee Clients: English
* Bed Bugs

Local Studies, Projects, and Reports of Interest
* Focus group data from the 2011 Community Health Assessment is available upon request to the Orange County Health Department.
* Action Oriented Community Diagnosis (AOCD) Reports:
o The Latino Community of Carrboro
o Northern Orange Latino Community
o AOCD: People from Burma in Chapel Hill/Carrboro
* The Community Forum Program
* The AOCD Findings in English
* The AOCD Findings in Burmese
* Health Action in the US: A Health Education Curriculum for Refugees from Burma (PDF)

Immigrant and Refugee State Contacts
* NC Refugee Assistance Program
* NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities

Local Refugee Resettlement Agencies
* Church World Service
Phone: 919-680-4310 (Durham office)
* Lu...

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