County Refugee Coordinators

County Refugee Coordinators (CRCs) are officials in refugee-impacted counties who oversee refugee resettlement programs at the county level, managing funding, policies, and services for new arrivals.

CRCs coordinate with Resettlement Agencies (RAs), Ethnic Community Based Organizations (ECBOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), school districts, healthcare providers, law enforcement, employment and training agencies, local employers, and members of the refugee community to develop county plans for refugee services, which are approved by the county Board of Supervisors and certified by the California Department of Social Services. 

County Refugee Coordinators (CRC) Fact Sheet 

Refugee Impacted Counties

Refugee program benefits and services in California are provided at the local level by county social services/welfare departments (or they contract with local refugee service providers to deliver direct services).  Counties with significant refugee populations are designated as refugee impacted counties. These refugee-impacted counties offer additional employment and social services to refugees. Refugees who live in these counties may be eligible for special employment services and training. Current refugee-impacted counties receiving funding are: 

• Alameda
• Los Angeles
• Orange
• Sacramento
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• Santa Clara
• Stanislaus

Contact Lists 

• County Refugee Coordinators: contact list for County Refugee Coordinators. 
• County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) County Human Services Agencies: contact list for county social services/welfare departments statewide. 
• County Benefits: information about Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Trafficking and Crime Victim Assistance Program (TCVAP), CalWORKs, and Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) programs statewide.
• Refugee Forum Meetings: meetings held in most refugee-impacted counties to discuss the issues and concerns of the refugee population in an effort to develop solutions for implementing services for successful refugee resettlement. 

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