Afghan Support Centers

Helping you get the support you need to make the U.S. your home

We are so thankful for all the providers in Oklahoma City who helped 355 Afghans get the support they needed during our Support Center Event on September 6-9, 2023. So many organizations came together to offer compassionate and caring solutions to these families. If you couldn't attend or have additional questions about services available to you, please review the provider list below and contact them. They are ready and eager to help you.


To learn more about the support provided to Afghans and their families in Oklahoma City, please click here.




GOVERNMENT AGENCIES


United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

https://www.uscis.gov

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), Office of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE)

state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-political-affairs/bureau-of-south-and-central-asian-affairs

Office of Refugee Resettlement

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr

U.S. Department of Justice Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (DOJ IER)

justice.gov/crt/immigrant-and-employee-rights-section

Social Security Administration

www.ssa.gov





HOUSING


Community Action Agency (Other: Child and Youth, Education, Employment, Legal)

www.caaofokc.org

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency

www.ohfa.org

Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma

www.nhsokla.org

Neighborhood Services Organization (Other: Health, Women’s Services)

www.nsookc.org





CHILD AND YOUTH


Center for Children and Families

https://www.ccfinorman.org

Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma

https://www.gswestok.org

Oklahoma Caring Foundation

www.oklahomacaringfoundation.org

The Spero Project

www.thesperoproject.com





EDUCATION


American Red Cross

www.redcross.org

Community Literacy Centers

www.communityliteracy.com

Metro Technology Centers (Other: Women’s Services)

www.metrotech.edu

Oklahoma City Public Schools

www.okcps.org

Oklahoma City Public Schools Early Childhood Dept (Other: Child and Youth)

https://sites.google.com/okcps.org/earlychildhoodeducation/home

Tinker Federal Credit Union

www.tinkerfcu.org





EMPLOYMENT


Duracoatings

www.duracoatings.com

Lingo Staffing

www.lingostaffing.com

Work Ready Oklahoma

www.workreadyoklahoma.com





HEALTH


Oklahoma City-County Health Department

www.occhd.org/eng

Oklahoma State Department of Health - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

https://oklahoma.gov/health/services/children-family-health.html





LEGAL SERVICES


Evacuate Our Allies

www.evacuateourallies.org/home

Immigration Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals

www.ilsaa.acf.hhs.gov

OKC Afghan Legal Network

www.okcaln.org

Oklahoma City University of Law, Housing Eviction Legal Assistance Program and Collaborative Clinics

https://law.okcu.edu/academics/curriculum/experiential-learning/clinics/

Oklahoma Disability Law Center

www.okdlc.org





PUBLIC BENEFITS/MATERIAL ASSISTANCE


Oklahoma Human Services

www.okdhs.org

Regional Food Bank Snap Team (Other: Education)

www.regionalfoodbank.org/snap

Variety Care WIC (Other: Child and Youth, Education, Health, Women’s Services)

www.varietycare.org/services/oklahoma-wic-at-variety-care





OTHER


Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

www.catholiccharitiesokc.org

ICNA Relief (Education, Employment, Mental Health, Public Benefits/Material Assistance; Women’s Services)

www.icnarelief.org

Little Read Wagon (Child and Youth, Education)

www.littlereadwagonok.com

Our Neighborhood Empowered (Child and Youth, Education)

www.oneokc.org

Rainbow Fleet (Child and Youth, Education, Employment)

www.rainbowfleet.org



As DHS’s commitment to Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) parolees is enduring, USCIS hosts Afghan Support Centers to assist them in connecting to services integral to their long-term stability and integration in the United States. While USCIS provides the support center forum, USCIS does not endorse any service providers present and does not participate in, nor is responsible for, the services provided by any service providers.