Help Organizations

Website: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/HHS-Program/Program.aspx?id=OCA/OCAWelcomeB-p482.html Address: 1300 Spring Street, Suite 500 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Mission statement/Short description:The Center provides a comprehensive, integrated, and coordinated approach to effectively address the needs and lessen the challenges and barriers internationally educated health professionals encounter in obtaining their licenses and certifications to reenter the health workforce Read more…

Address:  1100 Harvard Street, NWWashington, DC 20009 Website:  https://www.carlosrosario.org/about/ Who they help: Adult Immigrants  Types of services offered:  Language, GED, computer literacy, citizenship prep, and career training.   Mission statement/Short description: The Carlos Rosario School delivers high-quality education, career training, and supportive services that enable adult immigrants to realize their dreams Read more…

Address: 2212 Rhode Island Avenue NE Washington, DC 20018 Website: https://emmastorch.org/ Who they help: Refugees Types of services offered: Paid workforce training to prepare refugees to work in the restaurant sector Mission statement/Short description: We are a non-profit social enterprise. We provide refugees with in-depth culinary training as well as Read more…

Address: 1100 G Street NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20005 Website: https://www.washingtonenglish.org/ Who they help: Immigrants Types of services offered: Affordable English lessons, plus other resources Mission statement/Short description: Our Mission: To provide affordable English-language instruction and workforce programs to adult immigrants using volunteers. WEC partners with community organizations to Read more…

Website: https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/ Who they help: Refugees who are part of the LGBTQI+ community Types of services offered: Financial support for first months in the U.S., connection to community-based volunteer teams to help welcome and orient individuals Mission statement/Short description: What we do Rainbow Railroad is a global not-for-profit organization based Read more…

Address: 1018 Monroe Street, NE Washington, DC 20017 Website: https://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/program/refugee-service-center/  Who they help: We serve refugees and asylums who live in Washington and survivors of human trafficking who reside in the D.C. metropolitan area. Types of services offered: Case managers to help with benefits applications, employment services information and training, Read more…