The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs’ mission is to build a more robust direct service infrastructure that promotes belonging, economic prosperity and equity of immigrants and refugees.
Medi-Cal
Low- or no-cost health insurance
CalFresh
Enables low-income individuals and families to buy food
CalWORKs
Cash assistance and self-sufficiency plans for families with minor children
Refugee Cash Assistance
Cash assistance, employment services and English classes for adult refugees who do not have minor...
Immigrant Assistance
Aid for qualifying aged, blind and disabled legal non-citizens
Refugee Resettlement Agencies
| Church World Services Orange County orangecounty@cwsglobal.org | Jewish Family and Children's Service of Long Beach and Orange County jfcs@jfcslboc.org |
| Uplift Charity info@upliftcharity.org | ICNA Relief info@icnarelief.org |
Food and Nutrition
| Community Action Partnership 11870 Monarch St., Garden Grove, CA 92841 714-667-0717 | Second Harvest Food Bank 8014 Marine Way, Irvine, CA 92618 949-653-2900 |
Serve the People | Share Our Selves (SOS) |
Legal Services
Asian Americans Advancing Justice ‐ Southern California | Catholic Charities of Orange County |
CHIRLA - The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights | Community Legal Aid SoCal |
Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) | LGBTQ Center OC |
Orange County Justice Fund | Orange County Rapid Response Network |
Public Law Center | Solidarity - Camino Immigration Services |
| World Relief Southern California 13121 Brookhurst St., Garden Grove, CA 92843 714-210-4730 |
Education & Employment
| California Community Colleges | California State University |
Access California Services | |
The Tiyya Foundation | Voice of Refugees 622 N. Gilbert St. Bldg. No. 2, Anaheim, CA 92801 657-575-0854 |
| Orange County Workforce Solutions 866-500-6587 info@ocworkforcesolutions.com |
Housing Navigation
211 Orange County | |
| Housing Assistance for Ukrainians | |
| Orange County Rescue Mission 1 Hope Drive, Tustin, CA 92782 714-247-4300 | Refugee Housing Support Program |
Health & Mental Wellness
OC Health Care Agency/Mental Health & Substance Disorder Services | Orange County In-Home Supportive Services |
CalOptima |
Refugee Support Services/Services for Older Refugees
Health Referral Line
(800) 564-8448
Transportation
CalOptima Health recipients can call (833) 648-7528 two days before a doctor's appointment to...
Mental Health Services
Camino Health Center: (949) 240-2272
Families Together of Orange County
Access affordable and quality healthcare with or without insurance. Call (800) 597-7977
Refugee Health Assessment Program
Health Care Agency – Refugee Health Services Program
714-834-8717
OCRHAP@ochca.com
Transportation
Orange County Transportation Authority
550 S. Main St., Orange, CA
714-636-7433
https://www.octa.net
Financial Literacy
| Orange County United Way 18012 Mitchell South, Irvine, CA 92614 949-660-7600 UnitedWayOC.org | Access California Services 300 W. Carl Karcher Way, Anaheim, CA 92801 714-917-0440 request@accesscal.org |
California LifeLine Program
Government-funded program for free telephone service
CARE/ FERA Program
Government-funded program that reduces the cost of utilities