Town of Carrboro - File #: 15-0012

• File #: 15-0012
• Version: 1
• 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.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/27/2015		Board of Aldermen	approved	Pass

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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 <mailto: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 <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/OCHDBrochure2013.pdf>

·      Refugee Health Services at the Health Department <http://orangecountync.gov/health/RefugeeHealthServices.asp>

·      Community Health and Wellness Directory <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/OCHealthResourceGuide.pdf>

·      Orange County Latino Health Resource Guide: English <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/OCLatinoHealthResourceGuideDec2013English.pdf>

·      Orange County Resources for Refugee Clients: English <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/OCResourcesforRefugeeClientsMay2014.pdf>

·      Bed Bugs <http://orangecountync.gov/health/BedBugs.asp>  

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 <http://www.hsl.unc.edu/specialcollections/digital/cdpapers/orange.cfm>:

o      The Latino Community of Carrboro

o      Northern Orange Latino Community

o      AOCD: People from Burma in Chapel Hill/Carrboro

§      The Community Forum Program <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/AOCDForumProgram.pdf>

§      The AOCD Findings in English <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/AOCDCommunityVersionEnglish.pdf>

§      The AOCD Findings in Burmese <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/AOCDCommunityVersionBurmese.pdf>

·      Health Action in the US: A Health Education Curriculum for Refugees from Burma <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/HealthEducationCurriculumFINAL.pdf> (PDF)

Immigrant and Refugee State Contacts

·      NC Refugee Assistance Program <http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dss/refugee/index.htm>

·      NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities  <http://www.ncminorityhealth.org/>

<http://www.ncminorityhealth.org/omhhd/index.html>

Local Refugee Resettlement Agencies

·      Church World Service  <http://cwsrdu.org/>  

Phone: 919-680-4310 (Durham office)

·      Lutheran Services Carolinas <http://www.lfscarolinas.org/>  

Phone: 919-832-2620 (Raleigh office)

·      US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) <http://www.refugees.org/>   

Phone: 919-334-0072 (Raleigh office)

·      World Relief    <http://worldreliefdurham.org/>

Phone: 919-286-3496 (Durham office)

Key Immigrant and Refugee Service Contacts

·      Chapel Hill/Carrboro Human Rights Center <http://www.humanrightscities.org/>

o      Refugee Community Partnership <http://www.refugeepartnership.org/>

·      El Pueblo, Inc. <http://www.elpueblo.org/>

·      El Centro Hispano <http://www.elcentronc.org/>

·      El Futuro <http://www.elfuturo-nc.org/>

·      Karen Community of North Carolina <http://nckarencommunity.org/>

·      Multilingual and Multicultural Resources <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/MultilingualResourcesJan2013.pdf>

·      Orange County Immigrant Youth United <http://www.ociyu.org/>

·      Refugee Support Center <http://refugeesupportcenter.org/>

o      English <http://orangecountync.gov/health/documents/REFUGEESUPPORTCENTER.pdf>

·      UNC Center for Latino Health (CELAH): 919-966-5800

Opportunities to Get Involved

The Orange County Health Department also facilitates a local Latino Health Coalition and Refugee Health Coalition to encourage interagency communication and collaboration on issues related to the health of local immigrants and refugees.  

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