Mission

The mission of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program is to assist local Hmong refugees in overcoming social and mental health problems that hinder their ability to become independent and self–sufficient.

Family Self-Sufficiency Program

Provides counseling services to new Hmong refugees.

We can help with:

• Clients who are experiencing difficulties in the transition to work due to language, cultural, or educational barriers.
• Clients who are having problems with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which acts as a barrier to successful adjustment in a new cultural environment.
• Clients who have multiple barriers, such as mastery of the English language, literacy, criminal history, emotional difficulties, personal issues, or mental health problems.
• Behavioral health problems which are significant barriers to achieving self - sufficiency in the era of "time – limited” benefits.
• Home visitation
• Problems with keeping a job or staying in school.
• Difficulties coping with life stressors, such as separation, divorce, death, and parenting, neglect, or abuse.
• Lack of self – confidence, low self – esteem, depression, hopelessness, or anger control
• Thoughts of suicide,  fear, anxiety, panic, or confusion
• Substance abuse including referrals for long-term services.
• Family crises, such as injury, disability, or death in the family.

 On-Site Social Services:

• Intake and Assessment, plan development, service referral, plan management, and related supportive assistance.
• Translation and interpretation, transportation, food distribution, landlord disputes, legal issues, physical and mental health services, and related difficulties.
• Language-specific assistance to Hmong clients in overcoming social and mental health challenges which hinder their ability to become independent and self – sufficient.
• Life skills training for learning day-to-day coping skills.
• Assistance to clients and their families who feel isolated or who lack knowledge of community resources.
• Instruction and suggested techniques for anger management, parenting, and family strengthening.
• Referrals to treatment programs.
• Language accessible staff for clients. Treatment program culturally and linguistically suited to the Hmong clients in order to provide behavioral support services.
• Ensuring access to treatment and program referrals for any “hard to serve” clients in order to provide behavioral support services.

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