Center for New Americans | Lutheran Social Services - Southeast Region

300 E. 6th Street, Center for New Americans, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Eligibility

Refugee or Asylee status within 5 years of date of arrival. ESL classes, interpreter services, and immigration counseling services available to both immigrants and refugees.

Hours

8:00am - 5:00pm (CT), Monday - Friday

Interpretation services

Staff and interpreters provide service in approximately 40 languages and dialects

Application process

Walk-in or by appointment, documentation of immigration status required.

Fees

Variable for immigration and interpreter services.

Service area

Lincoln County, SD
Minnehaha County, SD

Other Information

Age Group

Young Adults (18-24)
Children (0-17)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Description

Refugee resettlement agency, assisting newly arriving refugees and asylees with the transition of moving to a new land. Services include case management, employment services, education services, English language training, community orientation, and information and referral. May assist clients for up to five years. Provides cultural and diversity training to employers, businesses, agencies, and church groups. Also provides immigration counseling and interpreter services. The Center for New Americans also has some services available for other immigrants who have come to the United States by choice, sometimes for the same reasons as refugees. Services provided for immigrants include English language training, immigration services, and citizenship classes.

Data provided by

HLC211 Helpline Center

Providing organization

Lutheran Social Services - Southeast Region

Non-profit organization serving people of all ages, faiths, races and economic status with professional, confidential and affordable services.