ESL/ABE/GED
English as a
Second Language / Adult Basic Education /
General Education Diploma
Useful Links
Adult Basic Education and GED classes
Shoreline Community College Library
NW Immigrant Rights Project
http://www.nwirp.org/
Legal assistance for low-income immigrants and
refugees
Refugee Women's Alliance
http://www.rewa.org
ESL classes, child care center, support for
victims of domestic violence, tutoring for young
people, job training and mental health
counseling
Multicultural Counseling Service
www.family-services.org
Low-cost counseling to help with issues such as
depression, cultural conflict, parenting, grief,
family violence and loneliness
Emergency health care coverage for immigrants
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/insurance/immigrants.htm
Shoreline Support
Services
www.chs-nw.org
Classes in ESL, citizenship and parenting.
Many family activities.
Puget Sound
Neighborhood Health Center
http://www.psnhc.org/
Low-cost medical clinics with interpreters.
Read this in Amharic, Chinese, Korean, Oromo,
Somali, Espanol, Tigrigna, Vietnamese or
English.
Refugee
Federation Service Center
http://www.rfsc.org/social.html
Assistance with immigration, housing, family
problems and employment. Counseling
available in
Amharic, Chinese, French, Khmer, Lao, Mien,
Oromo, Pangasinan, Somali, Russian, Tagalog,
Thai, Tigrigna, Polish, Ukrainian, and
Vietnamese.
American Red Cross Language Bank
http://www.seattleredcross.org/international/language/index.htm
Help with interpreting and with translating
simple documents. Over 75 languages are
available.
For Latinos
Consejo Counseling and Referral Service for the
Latino Community
http://www.consejo-wa.org/
Education, prevention, treatment and support
services related to mental health, substance
abuse and domestic violence. Assistance
finding jobs.
El Centro de la Raza
http://www.elcentrodelaraza.org
Emergency housing, child development center,
food bank, home ownership education, after
school programs and employment counseling and
placement
CASA Latina
http://www.casa-latina.org
Job training, temporary jobs, ESL classes and a
Women’s Center.
Programa del VIH/SIDA Información en español
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/apu/spanish/index.htm
Entre Hermanos
Organizacion GBLT Latina
For Asians and Pacific Islanders
Asian Counseling and Referral Services
http://www.acrs.org
Multilingual services including a food bank,
counseling, substance abuse treatment,
vocational guidance, citizenship classes,
domestic violence education and a legal clinic
Chinese Information and Service Center
http://www.cisc-seattle.org
Employment counseling and training, services for
the elderly and classes in citizenship, ESL and
parenting. Dialects of Chinese, Cambodian,
Vietnamese and Malay are spoken.
Kin On Community Health Care
http://www.kinon.org
A health care center for non-English speaking
Chinese elderly people. Assistance for
elders who want to live at home and their
families.
Korean Women’s Association
http://www.kwaoutreach.org/index.html
Many services and programs for Asian Americans.
Tet in Seattle
http://www.tetinseattle.org/
Promotes Vietnamese culture
Filipino
Community Center
http://www.pilipinas.cx/fcs/fcc.htm
Youth programs, senior services, food bank,
computer classes, Tagalog classes
International Community Health Services
http://www.ichs.com/
Medical and dental care, health education,
counseling, family planning, laboratory tests,
pharmacy, acupuncture, acupressure and Chinese
herbal medicine. Interpreting available
including
Cantonese, Mandarin, Toisanese, Cambodian,
Korean, Lao, Mien, Tagalog, Samoan,Thai and
Vietnamese
For Africans
Ethiopian Community Mutual Association
http://www.ecmaseattle.org/
A community club and a source of assistance with
finding a job, interpreting, translating
documents, legal needs and health care
Ethiopian Community Development Council
http://www.ecdcinternational.org/whatwedo/default.asp
Assists newcomers adjust to life in the U.S.
Supports new small businesses and offers health
education
Eritrean Community in Seattle
http://www.almazina.com/ecisv/
Classes for ESL and citizenship and other
activities to help newcomers and maintain
Eritrean culture
Oromo Community Organization
http://depts.washington.edu/commtran/OCCagency.htm
Parenting classes, academic counseling, youth
programs and workshops about home ownership,
health and starting a business
Southern Sudanese Women’s Association
http://depts.washington.edu/commtran/SSWagency.htm
Family counseling and classes in health, family
planning and personal rights. Arabic and
dialects such as Dinka, Bari, Latuka and Nuer
are spoken.
Somali Community Services
http://depts.washington.edu/commtran/SCCagency.htm
Programs for young people and families including
after-school tutoring, drug and alcohol
prevention and parent education.
Assistance with translating and employment.
Horn of Africa Services
http://www.hoas.org/
Cultural adjustment workshops, immigration
assistance, citizenship classes, technology
training and youth programs.
Amharic, Tigrigna, Somali, and Oromo are spoken.
For Arabs
Arab
Resources -
www.arabcenter.net
For Eastern Europeans
Russian Speaking Community of Greater Seattle
http://www.russianseattle.com/
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