BCOM provides the following social services to newly arrived refugees:
Connection to ongoing community resources:
- Child care services
- Health services
- Social groups
- Emergency and/or crisis services (shelter, domestic violence)
- Other needed public assistance services.
Housing:
- Helps households who are at risk of losing permanent housing find and utilize resources available to them
- Connect with unsubsidized housing or subsidized housing services
Secondary resettlement support
- Provide resources to those who relocate to Minnesota from another state
- Assist with access to public benefits
- Provide basic needs support
- Health plan enrollment assistance
- Help with registration of children at school
Transportation:
- Help new arrivals learn to navigate the transportation system
- Support in obtaining driving permits, completion of drivers training, and obtaining a driver’s license.
Immigration:
- Assist with the application for permanent residence (Green Card) and citizenship
- Provide preparation for the citizenship test