Newcomer Classes
We offer specialized classes for immigrants of all statuses who are new to North Carolina. These sessions are designed to help individuals and families navigate their new environment and connect with essential local resources. Topics include enrolling children in public school, applying for eligible public benefits, understanding the healthcare system and insurance options, and much more.
Whether you're a company supporting relocating employees, an individual starting fresh, or a community organization serving newcomers, our classes provide practical guidance and a welcoming start.
Class Topics
Relocating Community Guidance
Relocating Community Guidance
Relocating Community Guidance
To assist employers we can help teach/assist your employees who are moving from out of the country to NC. We can help enrolling their children into public school, understand the American healthcare/insurance systems, and connect them to community resources near them.
Navigation of Healthcare
Relocating Community Guidance
Relocating Community Guidance
Teach new comers how the American healthcare system works from how to establish a family doctor, getting medicines, using emergency services, to health insurance options. In addition, we can help patients find transportation solutions to get to their medical appointments.
Public Benefits
Relocating Community Guidance
Stress and Anxiety
Help immigrants understand elegibility and application process for benefits like Medicaid, Food Stamps (SNAP/FNS), Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), WorkFirst (TANIF), and Social Security Income.
Stress and Anxiety
Stress and Anxiety
Stress and Anxiety
We offer classes to de-stigmatize mental health needs and how people can get services to help them. We have classes that explain what anxiety, stress, depression are including the signs and symptoms and offer some coping skills.
Job Readiness
Stress and Anxiety
Job Readiness
Classes to teach social norms and expectations when getting a job and going to work in the U.S. This may include the importance of being on time, phone usage on the job, appropriate attire, using sick and vacation time, and more. We can also connect students to employment assistance programs to help find their first job in the U.S. or work on getting their credentials validated.
Other
Stress and Anxiety
Job Readiness
- Building an intial budget
- Saving on regular household bills
What are your needs? We can create a class for the topic you or your clients need today.