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Tennessee Resettlement Aid

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2355 Alteras Drive, Nashville, TN 37211, USA

EIN Number: 87-4290544

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Website: https://tennesseeresettlementaid.org/

Email: info@tennesseeresettlementaid.org

NTEE Code: P20: Human Service Organizations

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

Tennessee Resettlement Aid seeks to fill the gaps in the current resettlement system with critical aid and integration services to refugees in middle Tennessee. We provide culturally appropriate food, clothes, and home-goods to new arrivals, as well as facilitate access to community resources through partner organizations.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

INSUFFICIENT HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES Families receive a one-time provision of basic cleaning products and home-goods. It is not nearly enough to set up a home where they can thrive. TRA delivers cookware, dishware, regular cleaning supplies, hygiene items, and furniture to each household free of charge. FOOD INSECURITY Families struggle to access food. Many families have neither the monetary means, transportation, language skills or knowledge of local resources to secure food in the first few months upon arrival. TRA, along with the Branch of Nashville delivers food boxes to dozens of households each week. LIMITED EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS Due to a lack of English language skills, many professional and skilled workers are trapped in menial labor positions. TRA matches individuals with local employers and works with partners to provide free English classes that encourage growth and development. Women and Baby Supplies — Providing a monthly supply of women's hygiene products, diapering supplies, formula, and bottles. Professional Development — We believe that dignified and gainful employment has positive reverberations in almost all aspects of resettlement, from mental health to education. TRA works closely with local employers to match Afghan job-seekers to positions that encourage capacity-development and English language learning in order to change the trajectories of generations to come. Bicycles — Distributing donated bicycles to families along with helmet, bike locks, and baskets. Medical Advocacy — Coordinating with medical providers and accompanying patients to medical appointments in person, facilitating telemedicine, retrieving medications from the pharmacy, financing medications and copays, and setting up mobile vaccine clinics. Immigration Advocacy — Coordinating with community partners to help refugees navigate immigration processing around Asylum and Special Immigrant Visa. Community and Contribution — Every program is supported by our dedicated team of Afghan volunteers. Recent arrivals themselves, they choose to give back to the community that first gave to them. This team logs hundreds of hours a month translating, transporting, advising and delivering for fellow Afghans and others.