Youth Mentoring

Youth Mentoring Project Award Announcement

The California Department of Social Services, Immigration and Refugee Programs Branch is pleased to announce it awarded $650,000 of Refugee Support Services funding for the grant period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 to provide mentoring services to refugee youth age 15 through 24.

The project’s goal is to support the integration of refugee youth; the objective is to provide youth the opportunity to identify and prioritize goals that will support their integration while also developing positive and meaningful relationships with empathetic and culturally responsive mentors. The Department awarded proposals from twelve non-profit organizations.

COUNTY ORGANIZATION AWARD
Alameda Bay Area Community Resources $59,090
Alameda Refugee Transitions $59,090
Fresno Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries $59,080
Los Angeles Armenian Relief Society $59,090
Orange Access California Services $59,090
Sacramento Folsom Cordova Community Partnership $35,263
Sacramento Student Reach $59,090
San Diego International Rescue Committee $55,588
San Diego Jewish Family Services of San Diego $59,090
San Diego Somali Bantu Association of America $56,439
San Francisco Refugee Transitions $30,000
Santa Clara International Rescue Committee of Santa Clara County $59,090
Total $650,000