Provides employment services for refugees are offered through the agency's main office in Harrisburg. Offers English as a Second Language and Citizenship classes.

- Immigration Counseling: Accredited to give low cost legal immigration advice and assistance, representing clients before the Immigration Services and the Courts. Help clients fill out forms for a nominal fee. Experience with family petitions, citizenship, application for green cards, work permits, green card replacement, travel documents, bond hearings, master calendar hearings, and more.

- Refugee Resettlement and Match Grant Program: Work with community-based and faith-based groups to resettle refugees who come to them through the US Refugee Program. Also works with individuals who have received asylum status. Funds are only available for those refugees who were resettled by their office or asylees who were accepted into their Match Grant Program.

- Intensive Case Management and Navigation Support Program, offering intensive, extended and short-term support to eligible individuals and families. Assists refugees, asylees, victims of trafficking, SIVS, and Cuban/Haitian Entrants within 3-5 years of arrival to the US. Support services include but are not limited to medical navigation, referral assistance, and ESL learning links.



- Refugee Employment Program: Assists in job search for refugees, asylees, victims of trafficking or Cuban/Haitian Entrants within 5 years of arrival to US. No fees charged.






Accepts donations of lightly used furniture and household goods in good condition, by Appointment only. No appliances. Only for refugees and some asylees. Limited storage and manpower.

Helps refugees, asylees, and victims of human trafficking prepare to enter the workforce. Services include Vocational English Language Training (VELT) classes; acculturation workshops; case management services; workshops on interviewing, resume writing, workforce foundation skills, and job readiness; computer literacy classes; job placement assistance and follow-up; and programming assisting youth ages 16 to 17 find part-time work during the school year or full-time summer employment.

Helps refugees, asylees, and victims of human trafficking prepare to enter the workforce. Services include Vocational English Language Training (VELT) classes; acculturation workshops; case management services; workshops on interviewing, resume writing, workforce foundation skills, and job readiness; computer literacy classes; job placement assistance and follow-up; and programming assisting youth ages 16 to 17 find part-time work during the school year or full-time summer employment.

Provides help to foreign-born individuals and families coming through the federal government’s resettlement program find housing and employment and help connect them to local services and benefits.

JFCS staff secures housing and provides furniture, food and clothing. Provides long term assistance, including but not limited to airport pick-up, referrals to human services benefits, set-up of medical appointments, paperwork, ESL class referrals, peer group guidance and transportation issues. Helps clients find work, navigate American workforce expectations and gain skills. We work with you to evaluate your job skills, interests and past work experience in order to identify areas of opportunity that might be a good match for you. Our employment counselors have built relationships with local employers that hire newcomers. We’ll provide translators if necessary, transportation to interviews, resume assistance and more. Some refugees may be connected to the JFCS Career Development Center for further training. We provide a number of pre- and post-employment support services to help ensure your success in the workplace.

Offers legal permanent residents: Immigration lawyers and representatives accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals provide consultation and assistance for anyone with limited financial resources. Help with applications for green cards, visa extensions, petitions for relatives overseas, affidavits of support, affidavits of relationship, status inquiries, and low-cost consultations on immigration questions. Support service referrals, such as ESL classes and employment services. Citizenship classes to help immigrants prepare for the naturalization interview.

Employment/Workforce Development program.
Services include:
* Career/employment planning assistance and guidance
* Employment placement service
* Wrap-around support services in support of workforce development
* Career tracking and indefinite access to support
* Job-finding assistance for all underserved populations (ex. Re-entry, Immigrant/Refugee, Disability, Seniors)
* Provides all job-required clothing and transportion
* Career and personality development support
* Child care referrals
* Skills training referrals

Provides assistances for Hispanic and refugee communities
of Erie become self-sufficient. Provides English as a Second Language Classes, Interpreting, Translating, Immigration, Day Care, Case Management, Employment, Drug & Alcohol, Aging, Diversity Training, Truancy and Cultural Enrichment.

The PA CareerLink is a one-stop job center that provides an array of employment and training services in a convenient, easily accessible location.

Services include job counseling, testing and assessment; resume preparation assistance, interview training and other prejob guidance services; job matching and referral; unemployment insurance and job registration; labor market and career information; information on financial aid for education and training; and referral for job training, transportation, child care, personal and financial counseling, health care and other human services resources in the community.

Provides comprehensive training and employment services to assist eligible farmworkers to reach self-sufficiency through successful job placement.

Offers individualized career services for refugees, immigrants, and other foreign born populations,

Participants receive assistance developing a professional resume, support in transferring professional skills and credentials, introductions to local and regional employers, and advice for adjusting to the American workplace.

Provides instruction, job readiness and job search services, community service opportunities, employer contacts and job placement follow-up, also special emphasis is placed on work ethics, motivational techniques, communication skills, attitude and behavior, grooming and dress, time and stress management, problem solving techniques, resume preparation, interviewing skills and employer expectations and case management assistance.