List of ORI Programs and Services

Programs offered by the Office for Refugees and Immigrants

Citizenship for New Americans Program (CNAP)
Assists legal permanent residents of the Commonwealth to become U.S. citizens.

Financial Literacy for Newcomers Program (FLNP)
Provides culturally and linguistically appropriate financial literacy content to refugees and immigrants.

Program to Enhance Elder Refugee Services (PEERS)
The Services to Older Refugees Program funds to ensure that refugees aged 60 and older have access to applicable services for the aging and to provide qualifying refugees with appropriate services. Citizenship and naturalization preparation services for these refugees are available beyond the five-year mark.

Refugee Health Promotion Program (RHPP)
Provides on-going individual health care access assistance to the newest refugee arrivals, preventive health information to refugee communities, and cultural information to mainstream agencies.

Refugee Case Management (RCM)
Provides access to Massachusetts Refugee Resettlement Program (MRRP) benefits and services through MRRP application intake, orientation, employability assessment, basic social services and referrals for eligible populations. 

Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)
Provides up to 8 months of cash assistance for income-eligible refugees without dependent children, who reside in Massachusetts. 

Refugee Employment Services (RES)
Provides targeted services for both early employment and long-term self-sufficiency through an integrated model including English and Literacy instruction; employment-related case management; employment readiness; access to vocational skill trainings; and job placement, retention and upgrade services.

Refugee Health Assessment Program (RHAP)
In collaboration with MA Department of Public Health, ensures newly-arriving refugees receive an initial health assessment and linked to primary care.

Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)
Provides up to 8 months of medical coverage for refugees ineligible for the Medicaid/MassHealth program.

Refugee School Impact Program (RSI)
The Refugee School Impact (RSI) Program is designed to assist school districts in meeting the needs of refugee children. Its primary goal is to identify and address gaps in services for refugee school-aged children and their families. RSI promotes effective partnerships between local refugee service providers and public schools. The program aims to bridge gaps in services for refugee students while offering tailored support to those entering the public school system.  

Refugee Social Services (RSS)
Ensures wraparound service availability to refugees including case management, referral, translation and interpretation, and adjustment support for refugee youth.

Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program (URMP)
Collaboratively administered between ORI and the MA Department of Children and Families, provides residential and foster care services to refugee minors arriving in the U.S. without parents or guardians.