Refugee Impacted Counties
Refugee program benefits and services in California are provided at the local level by county social services/welfare
departments (or they contract with local refugee service providers to deliver direct services). 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, Los
Angeles, Orange, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara and Stanislaus.
In these counties, generally, refugee programs and services are administered by a County Refugee Coordinator (CRC)
(who also contract with local service providers).
Contact the CRC for your county to
determine what services are available in your community.
Refugee-Impacted Counties:
Other Counties' Refugee Programs:
... more county websites