Self-Sufficiency
Reinforcing our Commitment
Reinforcing our Commitment
Reinforcing our Commitment
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The Department comprises two branches: Employment & Case Management. The overall mission of both streams is to assist and ultimately equip New Americans with the necessary tools to achieve financial and economic independence.
Two Key Areas of Services:
- Employment: help refugees and immigrants, based on their career goals, identify matching job opportunities, and secure and maintain long-term employment.
- Case Management: help refugees and immigrants acclimate to their new environments with the assistance of in-house and outside resources to emerge as empowered, confident, and self-sufficient.
Reinforcing our Commitment
Bridging Case Management
Bridging Case Management help refugees and immigrants acclimate to their new environments with the assistance of in-house and outside resources to emerge as empowered, confident, and self-sufficient.
It was the primary program started when RISE was known as the Somali Bantu Association of Syracuse, New York and continues to be even today. On a typical day RISE bridging case managers serve approximately 20 people. Some services offered include Housing assistance and referrals, Family and personal crisis intervention, Interpretation and document translation, Community resource referrals, Mediation services, Phone calls & Appointment scheduling, Help with filling out forms.
Key Nationalities:
- Somali
- Burmese
- Afghans
- Congolese
- Syrian
- Nepalese
- Ukrainians
- Guatemalans
- Karens
- Ethiopians
Bridging Case Management
Bridging Case Management help refugees and immigrants acclimate to their new environments with the assistance of in-house and outside resources to emerge as empowered, confident, and self-sufficient.
It was the primary program started when RISE was known as the Somali Bantu Association of Syracuse, New York and continues to be even today. On a typical day RISE bridging case managers serve approximately 20 people. Some services offered include Housing assistance and referrals, Family and personal crisis intervention, Interpretation and document translation, Community resource referrals, Mediation services, Phone calls & Appointment scheduling, Help with filling out forms.
Key Nationalities:
- Somali
- Burmese
- Afghans
- Congolese
- Syrian
- Nepalese
- Ukrainians
- Guatemalans
- Karens
- Ethiopians
Bridging Case Management by the Numbers for the year 2023
Key Partners:
- Berry Global
- Turning Stone Enterprises
- Woodbine Hospitality
- Woodcraft
- Cardinal Health
- Westrock
- Janitronics
- St. Joseph’s Hospital
- US Optical
- Kellermeyer Bergensons Services
- Kilian Manufacturing
- Cintas Uniform Services
- Wegmans
- Syracuse University
- Upstate Medical University
- Amazon
- Walmart
Employment Services
The Employment Services helps refugees and immigrants, based on their career goals, identify matching job opportunities, and secure and maintain long-term employment.
This is the backbone to the success of refugee and immigrant families transitioning to a successful new way of life. RISE believes that gaining and maintaining steady employment plays a critical role in becoming empowered and self-sufficient.
Partnering with many local companies, RISE has expanded its employment network and provides a growing number of refugees and immigrants with long-term employment. Among the Employment Services offered at RISE: comprehensive career assessment, workforce readiness training, resume preparation and job applications, support with interviews, help with interpretation during orientations, support with onboarding, crisis intervention and mediation.
Key Partners:
- Berry Global
- Turning Stone Enterprises
- Woodbine Hospitality
- Woodcraft
- Cardinal Health
- Westrock
- Janitronics
- St. Joseph’s Hospital
- US Optical
- Kellermeyer Bergensons Services
- Kilian Manufacturing
- Cintas Uniform Services
- Wegmans
- Syracuse University
- Upstate Medical University
- Amazon
- Walmart
Employment Services
The Employment Services helps refugees and immigrants, based on their career goals, identify matching job opportunities, and secure and maintain long-term employment.
This is the backbone to the success of refugee and immigrant families transitioning to a successful new way of life. RISE believes that gaining and maintaining steady employment plays a critical role in
becoming empowered and self-sufficient.
Partnering with many local companies, RISE has expanded its employment network and provides a growing number of refugees and immigrants with long-term employment. Among the Employment Services offered at RISE: comprehensive career assessment, workforce readiness training, resume preparation and job applications, support with interviews, help with interpretation during orientations, support with onboarding, crisis intervention and mediation.
Employment by the Numbers for the year 2023
| Number of clients served | 1,724 |
| Number of clients placed into jobs | 120 |
| Average hourly rate | $17 |
| Number of staff | 4 |
Current Programs Under Self-Sufficiency Department
Match Grant Program:
Refugees are assessed and matched to jobs with the skills they have in the shortest period to steer them away from the dependence on government benefits.
Welfare Reduction Program:
Create career pathways for adults from distressed communities by establishing workforce and education strategies that align with Central New York employers’ needs. The goal is to enable the clients served to become economically self-sufficient and non-dependent on welfare.
USARA:
The USARA Program provides refugee support services, including employment assistance, case management, skills training, English as a second language, assistance in applying for Employment Authorization Documents and, when necessary, housing and food assistance to certain eligible individuals who have arrived in the U.S. from Ukraine.