Volunteer Resources

Case Management

• Arrive Resettlement Overview
• Case Manager Responsibilities

• Guides

  • Employment Counseling for Refugees
  • Helping Refugees Find Employment

  Additional Resources

  • Indeed – Listings for Non-English Speakers
  • Childcare Assistance for Working Adults

• Websites

  • Growing Participator Approach (Lesson Plans)
  • ABC English (Beginning Literacy)
  • Reading Skills
  • Literacy Minnesota
  • S.A.L.T. Library
    • Ask us for the password

  Trainings

  • ABC English (Webinar)
  • Wheaton College – Various Training Opportunities
  • LINK: Teaching ESL via Zoom
  • The Growing Participator Approach (GPA) – Arrive Training

  Other

  • English Tutoring Tips
  • Sample Lesson Plan Template
  • Recommended Curriculum Options

• Public Assistance

  • Overview
  • Maintaining Support
  • Childcare Assistance
  • W.I.C. – Free food support for Women, Infants and Children

  Taxes

  • Important Note
  • Free Tax Preparation Site-Finder

  Bank Accounts

  • EFT Form – Transfers public assistance to bank account

• Clinic-Finder

  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • HealthPartners
  • Hennepin Health
  • Medica
  • UCare
  • Low-Cost Dental Resources

  Medical Taxis

  • Tips and Guidelines

• Housing Assistance

  • Emergency Assistance
    • For eviction notices or utility shut-offs

  Utilities

  • Energy Assistance
  • Internet Assistance

  Moving

  • What to Do if you Move

• Public Transportation

  • Metro Transit Website
  • Metro Card Retailers
  • Download the Metro App
  • Transportation Assistance Program($1 bus fares)

  Driving

  • Apply for a Permit/License
    • (Under “Driver Services”)
  • Schedule a Knowledge Exam
    • (Under “Appointments”)
  • Schedule a Driver’s Test
    • (Under “Appointments”)

  Driving Manuals

  • Dari/Persian
  • Pashto
  • Somali