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Refugee-Impacted Counties
Refugee program benefits and services in California are provided at the local level by county social services/welfare departments. Certain California counties where large populations of refugees reside are designated as refugee-impacted. These refugee-impacted counties offer additional employment and social services to refugees. Refugees who live in these counties may be eligible for special employment services and training. Current refugee-impacted counties are: Alameda, Butte, Fresno, Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Yolo. Refugee forum meetings are held in these counties to discuss the issues and concerns of the refugee population in an effort to develop solutions for implementing services for successful refugee resettlement.
In these counties, generally, refugee programs and services are administered by a County Refugee Coordinator (CRC). To determine what services are available in your community, contact the CRC for your county. Visit the County Welfare Directors Association for contact and location information to county social services/welfare departments statewide. For more on refugee program benefits and services, see our Getting Services page.
The external links below are to refugee-impacted counties that have refugee program information on-line. Please address any comments regarding the content or accuracy of the information to the respective Webmasters/Administrators. For questions regarding State program information, send email to RPB@dss.ca.gov .