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AGRICULTURE PROGRAM | REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SELF-EMPOWERMENT (RISE)

302 Burt Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Eligibility

Refugees and immigrants

Hours

Administrative hours: Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM Program hours: Vary call for details

Languages

Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Maay, Nepali, Oromo, Persian, Somali, Swahili

Application process

Walk-in

Fees

None

Service area

Onondaga County, New York

Provides opportunities for refugees and immigrants to set up plots of land to farm and plant culturally appropriate vegetables and food. Education on the planting environment, assistance selling produce, a goat farm project to raise and sell goats, and literacy classes are offered.

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211 Central New York

Providing organization

REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SELF-EMPOWERMENT (RISE)

Currently operating a 24/7 phone line to help connect refugees and immigrants with Limited English Proficiency to a RISE case manager in their preferred language for guidance and support: 315-214-4480


Provides advocacy for immigrants to become productive members of society while maintaining their cultural identity. Promotes self-sufficiency through employment, education, social support, and economic independence. Offers ESL classes, case management, interpretation and translation, and job placement assistance. A collaboration with the Ethiopian Community Development Council offers health monitoring as well.