Governmental Resources



Sonoma County Housing Authority
Provides safe, decent and quality affordable housing and supportive services to eligible persons with limited incomes.
Service Area
Sonoma County
Stand Together Contra Costa
A rapid response, legal services, and community education project to support safety and justice for immigrant families in Contra Costa County.
Service Area
Contra Costa County
State Office of Refugee Health
Works with impacted local health jurisdictions, health providers, and voluntary resettlement agencies to provide culturally and linguistically-appropriate comprehensive health assessments, and other health services, to newly arrived refugees, asylees, victims of severe forms of human trafficking (federally-certified), and other eligible entrants to assist them in achieving self-sufficiency by becoming and staying healthy.
Service Area
Statewide
State Refugee Programs Bureau
The RPB has responsibility for managing and coordinating the delivery of benefits and services to the refugee and entrant populations of California in partnership with counties and local refugee service providers.
Service Area
Statewide
The California Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
All Californians are entitled to services to support people with developmental and intellectual disabilities under California’s Lanterman Act, after their eligibility is established by a nonprofit regional center and the use of other possible help has been completely explored. As of February 2025, the use of these services usually does not interfere with the immigration status of non-citizen participants.
Service Area
Statewide
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Provide people in need with critical resources to assist them in becoming integrated members of American society.
Service Area
National
The San Mateo Office of Community Affairs
A division of the County Executive's Office, serving as a liaison between county departments and the community to facilitate information sharing, feedback, provide immigrant services to residents.
Service Area
San Mateo County
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
An agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security that administers the country's naturalization and immigration system.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Public housing in the United States was established to provide safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.
Service Area
Nation Wide
U.S. State Department
Listing Title
The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) accepts referrals for refugees determined to be particularly vulnerable and in need of the protection provided by third-country resettlement. The program provides a pathway for resettlement to the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Service Area
Nationwide
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