Resources for Immigrants, Refugees and Their Families
- Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
- Austin Area Minority Business Project
- The Welcome Center – Austin
- Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
- Karen Organization of MN - Refugee Employment Services
- Centro Campesino
- Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services
- Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association
- Refugee Resettlement Services - Catholic Charities
- Somali Community Resettlement Services
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) is a nonprofit agency that provides immigration legal assistance to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota.
Please call 651-641-1011 or 1-800-223-1368 for legal assistance.
Austin Area Minority Business Project
329 N Main Street #204
Austin, MN 55912
For more information, contact Sara Karki – sara.karki@ilcm.org
Comprehensive services under this project provide business technical legal support and education, immigration legal services, holistic pro bono legal services, and longitudinal, holistic evaluation and outcome analysis
The Welcome Center – Austin
We're building community by welcoming newcomers, supporting residents in transition and creating access and economic opportunity. We provide advocacy and client services, refugee employment services, social services, community cultural education, interpreter services and assistance in completing paperwork.
111 Main St N, Suite #101 Austin, MN
507-434-2863
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
Legal aid for low income people, refugees and immigrants.
146 W College St, Albert Lea, MN, 56007-2606
(888) 575-2954
Karen Organization of MN - Refugee Employment Services
The Refugee Employment Services (RES) program helps refugees who have lived in the U.S. less than 5 years find stable employment. Through this program, KOM employment counselors facilitate job placement for refugees in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota (Marshall, Austin, Albert Lea, Worthington, etc.). To learn more about RES, contact Sara Johnson, Program Director.
Email: sjohnson@mnkaren.org
Phone: 651-202-3110
Centro Campesino
Improves the lives of members of the Latino and migrant community in southern Minnesota through community organizing, education, and advocacy.
216 N Oak Ave
Owatonna, MN, 55060-2313
(507) 446-9599
Minnesota Council of Churches Refugee Services
Refugee Services has welcomed more than 10,000 refugees from around the world to lives of freedom, hope and opportunity in Minnesota. We offer abundant support to new comers through four lines of service: Case management, Immigration, Employment and Education.
122 Franklin Avenue West, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-870-3600
Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association
Employment services - IMAA assists refugees and immigrant job seekers to identify and reduce barriers to employment.
Interpretive and translation services - IMAA provided approximately 12,301 hours of interpretation and translation services to help bridge the language barrier that exists between individuals with limited english proficiency and the community in which they live.
Education services - IMAA reduces cultural and social barriers to health care through the work of certified community health workers
2500 Valley high Drive NW
Rochester, MN, 55901
Phone: (507) 289-5960.
Refugee Resettlement Services - Catholic Charities
Showing compassion and providing care for refugees designated to resettle in our local Southeastern communities by assisting them in reaching their goals of accessing housing, education, employment, and other basic needs.
903 W Center St, Ste 220
Rochester, MN 55902
Phone: (507) 287-2047
Somali Community Resettlement Services
Assist new arrivals with documentation paperwork and navigating the American system. Help new arrivals access healthcare, Translation/Interpretation of documents, School registrations, ESL classes are taught through our partnership with Faribault Adult Basic Education.
903 West Center St, Suite 200 Rochester, MN 55901
Rochester Office – (507) 258-5013