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America offers new opportunities, yet it is an inexplicably unfamiliar place. When refugees arrive, they have a couple personal items and then they plunge into a life of unfamiliarity – the language, the weather, the people, and then the customs. You’re taught a list of don’ts: don’t sleep on the floor, don’t eat with your hands, and boys must wear blue, never pink or purple! You learn how to sleep on a bed, eat with a fork, wear a scarf, but even using the toilet in America feels odd. However, the following services are available for all refugees:

• Health screenings
• Employment placement
• Workplace orientation
• Employment skills assessment
• Housing assistance
• Orientation to the transportation system
• Enrolling children in schools or daycare