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 San Antonio who helped more than 1400 Afghans get the help they needed during our Support Center event on October 25 - 28, 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 San Antonio, please click here.





GOVERNMENT AGENCIES


United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

https://www.uscis.gov

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)

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

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





HOUSING


City of San Antonio - Neighborhood & Housing Services Department

https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/NHSD

Housing Rights Project - St. Mary's University School of Law (Other: Legal)

https://law.stmarytx.edu/academics/special-programs/clinics/

My City Is My Home

mycityismyhome.com

NRP Management, LLC

www.nrpgroup.com

Opportunity Home San Antonio

www.homesa.org

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

www.trla.org

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

www.hud.gov





CHILD AND YOUTH


Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas

https://www.bigmentor.org/

Family Service

www.family-service.org

Good Samaritan Community Services (Other: Education)

https://goodsamaritancommunityservices.org/

NXT Level Youth Opportunity Center (Other: Education, Employment, Health)

https://nxtlevelsa.org/

Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans

https://www.panasd.org/

Texas Diaper Bank (Other: Women’s Services)

https://www.texasdiaperbank.org/





EDUCATION


City of San Antonio - Head Start Division (Other: Child & Youth, Health)

www.saheadstart.org

HHSC - Community Service Program

www.texascommunitypartnerprogram.com

New Hope Connection (Other: Employment, Housing, Benefits)

www.newhopeconnection.org

Northside Independent School District

www.nisd.net

Project QUEST

www.questsa.org

Restore Education

www.restoreeducation.org

San Antonio Public Library (Other: Child & Youth, Employment)

www.mysapl.org

Welcome Center at North East ISD

www.neisd.net/support

YWCA San Antonio

www.ywcasa.org





EMPLOYMENT


Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio

www.ccaosa.org

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (Other: Resettlement Agency)

https://www.lirs.org/

US Department of Labor - Office of Job Corps (Other: Child & Youth, Education)

https://www.jobcorps.gov/





HEALTH


Center for Refugee Services (Other: Child & Youth, Education, Employment, Public Benefits, Women’s Services)

www.sarefugees.org

Diabetes Prevention & Control - Metropolitan Health District

www.diabeteshelpsa.com

I Care San Antonio Vision Center

www.iCareVision.org

ICNA Relief Dallas Mobile Clinic

https://www.icnarelief.org/dallas-clinic/

ICNA Relief USA

www.icnarelief.org

USCRI - U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

www.refugees.org





LEGAL SERVICES


Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio - Refugee Services and Caritas Legal Services

www.ccaosa.org

Evacuate Our Allies Coalition

www.evacuateourallies.org

Immigration Legal Services for Afghan American

Home | ILSAA | Immigration Services for Afghan Arrivals (hhs.gov)

Jonathan D. Ryan Law, PLLC

https://www.jonathandryanlaw.com/

Justice for all Immigrants

https://www.justiceforallimmigrants.org/

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

https://www.lirs.org/





WOMEN'S SERVICES


City of San Antonio MetroHealth WIC Program (Other: Child & Youth)

https://www.sanantonio.gov/Health/HealthServices/WIC





PUBLIC BENEFITS/MATERIAL ASSISTANCE


Interfaith Welcome Coalition

https://interfaithwelcomecoalition.org/

San Antonio Food Bank (Other: Employment)

www.safoodbank.org





RESETTLEMENT AGENCY


Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc

www.ccaosa.org

RAICES (Other: Legal)

https://www.raicestexas.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.