Learning & Career

What families who speak a language other than English need to know about their rights when accessing health care and special education services, and tips on how to advocate for themselves.

Beginning/Literacy and Intermediate English lessons for Afghan community members.

The International Rescue Committee provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America.

La Cocina is a nonprofit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants and people of color. We provide affordable commercial kitchen space to talented entrepreneurs.

Lao Family Community Development, Inc. (LFCD) assists diverse refugee, immigrant, limited English, and low-income U.S. born community members in achieving long-term financial and social self-sufficiency. We encourage our community members to establish goals, believe in themselves, and become active, contributing members of society.

Monument Impact is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to building skills, resources and power within immigrant, refugee and low-income communities in Concord. Located in the Monument Corridor, one of the most densely populated communities in the Bay Area, our community members are engaged in identifying solutions to the challenges and barriers they face to achieving economic prosperity.

As the anchor organization for over 40 regional partners, the Union City Family Center supports newcomer families to provide an integrated system of care.

We are committed to supporting multilingual learners at all levels and at any stage in their development.

At Oakland International, no student is anonymous. Each grade level has only 100 students. Our small size and our team structure allow personalization, growth, and success for our students. In their first two years at Oakland International, students remain with the same team of 5 teachers. In their junior and senior years, seniors will have opportunities for internships and community service in different settings, from businesses to government offices to community organizations.  All students participate in our multi-media California Partnership Academy that gives students the technology skills required for college and careers in the 21st century.

Office of Refugee Resettlement's links to network resources for resettlement, integration, health, housing and employment. 

Provides culturally aware, trauma-informed and linguistically accessible mental health care for international survivors of human rights abuses from all cultural, ethnic and linguistic groups residing throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Dedicated to the goal of having its students fulfill rigorous academic standards in preparation for future success, so that they can become well-informed, productive, and socially responsible citizens.

Provides free education, family engagement, and community leadership programs. Students have sought refuge due to war, violence, persecution, or economic duress.

Consists of nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and four high school sites situated in unincorporated Alameda County between the cities of San Leandro and Hayward.

Street Level Health Project (SLHP) is an Oakland-based community center dedicated to improving the wellbeing of underinsured, uninsured, and recently arrived immigrants in Alameda County.

A job training and placement program which provides a 5-week commercial food preparation, baking, and essential job readiness training for adults ages 18 and over.

The Unity Council is a non-profit Social Equity Development Corporation with over 50 years of history in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland. Our mission is to promote social equity and improve quality of life by building vibrant communities where everyone can work, learn, and thrive.

Provides employment assistance and job search skills training for recently arrived immigrant and refugee professionals to the US who have full work authorization.

Welcome Start provides free courses and coaching to get started in the U.S. This program powered by Cell-Ed is funded by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) - Refugee Program Bureau (RPB) and Immigrant Integration.

The West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) covers the cities of El Cerrito, Richmond, San Pablo, Pinole, and Hercules and the unincorporated areas of Bayview-Montalvin Manor, East Richmond Heights, El Sobrante, Kensington, North Richmond, and Tara Hills.

"We provide the highest quality education to enable all students to make positive life choices, strengthen our community, and successfully participate in a diverse and global society."