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Ukrainian Newcomers Support Program (UNSP) 

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Refugee Programs Bureau (RPB) invested approximately $12.8 million in Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (AUSAA) funding in grants to 22 qualifying nonprofit organizations to implement the Ukrainian Newcomers Support Program (UNSP). The UNSP was developed to enable organizations to continue supporting the resettlement of Ukrainian newcomers and their integration into communities across the state. 

Service locations include, but are not limited to, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda, Riverside, Fresno, San Bernardino, and Stanislaus counties. 

Eligible Populations 

Ukrainian newcomers with an eligible immigration status, in accordance with Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) policies, may receive services through UNSP. Eligible populations include: 

  1. Citizens and nationals of Ukraine who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has paroled into the U.S. between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024, due to urgent humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefit, known as Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees (UHPs). 

  1. Non-Ukrainian individuals, including unaccompanied children and unaccompanied refugee minors, who last habitually resided in Ukraine and who DHS has paroled into the U.S. between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024, due to urgent humanitarian reasons or for significant public benefits. 

  1. A spouse or child of an individual described in Section (1) or (2) who is paroled into the U.S. after September 30, 2023. 

  1. A parent, legal guardian, or primary caregiver of an unaccompanied refugee minor or an unaccompanied child described in Section (1) or (2) who is paroled into the U.S. after September 30, 2023. 

  1. Other citizens and nationals of Ukraine for whom refugee and entrant assistance activities are authorized (e.g., refugees and asylees), whose eligibility date is on or after February 24, 2022. 

Program Dates 

January 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 

UNSP Services 

The following services are provided through UNSP. Please contact the Service Providers listed below for more information about available services. 

The image describes the nine UNSP Services: Case Management, Employability Services, Social Adjustment Services, Gender Specific Programming, Outreach and Education, Housing Navigation, Other Support Services, Immigration Legal Services, and Immigration Outreach and Education

Service Providers 

For more information or to find a UNSP service provider in your area, please visit the UNSP Service Provider List, download the UNSP Program Fact Sheet, or email the Refugee Programs Bureau at UNSP@dss.ca.gov.