Support Services

Starting life over in a new country presents staggering challenges - adapting to a new culture, learning a new language, finding schools for children, buying groceries, opening a bank account, using the telephone, navigating the medical delivery systems, understanding public transportation, and more.

English as the Second Language

Immigration and Naturalization Services

The Pittsburgh Regional Immigrant Assistance Center

PRIAC is a comprehensive immigration services provider. Located close to Oakland in Squirrel Hill, PRIAC is easily accessed by bus.

HUMAN SUPPORT SERVICES

• Case management

• Medical referrals

• Acculturation workshops

• Vocational assistance

• Counseling referrals

• English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL)

Vocational Services

• Skills assessment

• Resume preparation

• Career Counseling

• Culturally-sensitive job skills workshops

• Job development

• Job-opening lists

• Job application assistance

• Interview practice

• Training referrals

• Employer troubleshooting

Services To Business

PRIAC helps local employers successfully integrate immigrant employees into the workplace.

• Work-site ESL

• Cross-cultural workshops

• Recruitment of employees

Source (quoted): http://www.jfcspgh.org/refugee.asp