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Listed below are the services that KHRW offers at its sites.
(Certain programs are offered at selected sites):
- Social Services Assist clients with various social service needs.
- Ethnic Organizing/Integrating Assist refugees to achieve self-sufficiency and integration under guidance of local leadership and linkages to mainstream community organizations. Develop Community-Based Organizations at different communities.
- ESL & VESL Classes Vocational English and English as a Second Language.
- Individual Development Account & Micro-enterprise A matched savings program in order to assist low-income refugee families obtain assets such as to: start small businesses, become home owners, and help youth go to college and achieve higher education.
- Employment Services Assist clients with finding employment and refer clients to organizations that provide employment services and training.
- Translation and Interpretation Provide translation and
referral for education, and medical documents, from Arabic, Farsi, and Kurdish to English and vice versa.
- Mentoring Link refugees/immigrants with volunteers and programs that provide guidance and assistance with integrating into the local community.
- Health and Nutrition Provide life skills training to newcomers, refugees and IDPs on health and nutrition, especially for maternal issues, infants and children.
- Women Issues Teach cultural awareness regarding customs, relationships conflicts, legal actions, parenting and domestic violence prevention.
- Youth Services Offer guidance and activities for youth and parents to assist in family wellness and their integration into the local community.
- Homebound/Elderly Outreach Provide Services to homebound women and elderly to help them achieve active and fulfilling lives.
- Transitional Housing and Support Assist homeless families in making the transition to economic and social self-sufficiency.
- Family Enrichment Provide training and coaching to couples and parents to help them develop healthy marriages and effective parenting.
- Women and Democracy Teach women to become more proactive in the emerging Iraqi democracy through raised awareness and education of the importance of civic participation.
- Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinate logistics with U.S. medical facilities to provide medical treatment to Iraqi children diagnosed with rare illnesses or diseases.
- Vocational Skills for Women Provide homebound women,
skills such as sewing to assist them in establishing home-based small business for income generation.
- Capacity-Building for KRG Ministers educate representatives regarding U.S. social service sector and transfer that knowledge to update their social service programs in Iraq.
- Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq Renovate small shelters, minor rehabilitation of schools and roads, and provide potable water.
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