Resources and Support for Afghan Refugees
Please note: As the Afghan refugee crisis continues to develop and is ever-changing, the availability of the resources listed below is not guaranteed. We are doing our best to keep this information up to date and thank you for your patience.
Legal Services
- Pars Equality Center:
- Afghan Support Project
- Connects Afghans to free/pro bono legal assistance.
- To request legal assistance for individuals in Afghanistan, please fill out the intake form and you will be contacted to follow up on your inquiry.
- Afghan Support Project
- International Rescue Committee:
- IRC offers programs that are designed to ensure refugees thrive in America, including legal services towards residency and citizenship.
- To make an appointment with their immigration staff, visit the Immigration Program Page, send an email, or call (408) 277-0255 extensions 203 or 208.
- Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County:
- Afghan Refugees Assistance and Support
- The Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County Immigration Legal Services team can support with family visa petitions, SIV applications, Humanitarian Parole, Adjustment of Status, and citizenship applications. Contact: 408-468-0100.
- Additional resources:
- Afghan Refugees Assistance and Support
- CAIR San Francisco Bay Area:
- Immigration & Policy Resources for Afghanistan
- To request immigration assistance, please visit https://ca.cair.com/sfba/what-we-do/legal-services/request-immigration-assistance/ or call (408) 986-9874.
- Immigration & Policy Resources for Afghanistan
- If you have a family member or friend who is in danger in Afghanistan, reach out to your local member of Congress. You can find your representative here: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative.
- If you are currently in Afghanistan, please check the U.S. Embassy website regularly for information about relocation and repatriation.
- Jewish Family Center:
- Offers a wide range of services for refugees, asylees, and SIVs including pre-arrival services, case management, extensive English as a Second Language and computer training, and job search skills and employment services.
- For more information visit: https://nebula.wsimg.com/0135878de76a5ebbbf1932850d574c04?AccessKeyId=30272F0E87888B2F2BED&disposition=0&alloworigin=1
- Afghan Coalition:
- The Afghan Coalition provides a variety of different services to strengthen Afghan families, improving their access to social services, and building a strong and united Afghan American community.
- For more information visit: https://www.afghancoalition.org/services
- Refugee & Immigrant Transitions:
- For a list of resources for the Afghan Community visit: https://www.reftrans.org/publications-and-media/2021/8/18/resources-for-afghan-community?fbclid=IwAR2Lxq9HcvK8R-ZFrKHvleG-WIuPm87wyKhQFf3m58JI2uIi3j8HLCvc-tE
- Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)
- San Jose based, AACI Center for Survivors of Torture (CST) CST provides specialized services, including individual and group psychotherapy, case management, psychiatry, outreach, psychological and medical evaluations for asylum seeker cases. AACI/CST is the only specialized behavioral health program in Santa Clara County that offers linguistically and culturally sensitive services that provides trauma informed, client-centered community- based approach services to new refugee arrivals. AACI/CST licensed clinician also provide mental health screening for all newly arrived refugees at the Lenzen Refugee Clinic as a part of Refugee Health Assessment. AACI services are available at our clinics, in the home, at school, via telehealth or in the community.
- For more details visit: https://www.aaci.org
- PARS Equality Center:
- PARS needs Pashto/Dari/Farsi interpreters to work with their volunteer attorneys. Those interested should email their availability to: [email protected].
- International Rescue Committee
- Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
- CAIR San Francisco Bay Area
- Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley