IHS Youth Voice
Daily Experience, Struggles, Challenges, and Successes of immigrants
Teen Issues
This link have hotlines for teen issues such as, depression, drug abuse, bullying, teen parenting. It is hard for teen immigrants to adjust to a new like and the environment. It is important to talk out the problems you have to others in order to get relieved. Find out how to get help and speak to a qualified professional or speak to a trusted adult, such as a parent, teacher, or guidance counselor in the link below.
http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/static/hotlines
New Immigrant Guide
This guide has all the information, a new immigrant needs to know about the United States including, holidays, federal agencies, rights and responsibilities, transportation, job places, social security, paying taxes, history and so on, in different languages. To add on it has some resources for learning English, too.
Accessing Services For Immigrants Within USA
NYstates mybenefits
This site has all the available information of government aid in New York State.
https://mybenefits.ny.gov/mybenefits/begin
Home energy Assistance Program
HEAP is a program helping low income people pay for the cost of their heating systems. For more information click below.
http://otda.ny.gov/programs/heap/
Nutrient Program for Women and Child
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) offers nutrition education, breastfeeding support, referrals, and a variety of nutritious foods to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum women, infants and children up to age five to promote and support good health.
http://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/wic/
Temporary Assistance
TA is for needy people who cannot work or do not get paid enough to support their family or protect themselves. An eligible person can only get it for 60 months.
http://otda.ny.gov/programs/temporary-assistance/
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Snap provides people with an electronic card to buy food from retail stores. Eligibility depends on family size and income.
http://otda.ny.gov/programs/snap/
Health Insurance
These organizations below helps undocumented and low income people with their medical expenses.
Accessing Services For Undocumented Immigrants
id NYC
Undocumented immigrants are available to get an access to id NYC. New York City residents are now able to sign up for IDNYC – a government-issued identification card that is available to all City residents age 14 and older. Immigration status does not matter. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this initiative in his State of the City address in January 2014 and less than one year later proudly launched the largest municipal identification card program in the nation. Find out about id NYC in the link below.
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/about/about.page
Schooling
Immigrant Student's Rights to Attend Public Schools. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Plyler vs. Doe (457 U.S. 202 (1982)) that undocumented children and young adults have the same right to attend public primary and secondary schools as do U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Learn more about schooling and the rights you have as an undocumented immigrant at school in the link below.
http://www.k12.wa.us/MigrantBilingual/ImmigrantRights.aspx
Access to Health Care
Undocumented immigrants have access to emergency medical care services. In 1986 the Congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) (Pub. L. 99–272). The law was designed to provide patients with access to emergency medical care and to prevent hospitals from “dumping” unstable patients that could not afford to pay for their care.”9 Under the law, “any patient arriving at an Emergency Department (ED) in a hospital that participates in the Medicare program must be given an initial screening, and if found to be in need of emergency treatment (or in active labor), must be treated until stable.”Read more about how to get an access to health care services in the link below.
http://www.undocumentedpatients.org/issuebrief/health-policy-and-access-to-care/
Rights Against Police
We rely on the police to keep us safe and treat us all fairly, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin or religion. This card provides tips for interacting with police and understanding your rights. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: WHAT TO DO IF YOU'RE STOPPED BY POLICE, IMMIGRATION AGENTS OR THE FBI in the link below
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-if-youre-stopped-police-immigration-agents-or-fbi
What to do when Immigrant Agents are at your house? Find out the answer in the link below.
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/what-do-if-immigration-agents-ice-are-your-door
Employment Problems And How To Respond
When an immigrant moves to a foreign country, it is important to know how to adapt to the environment, language, working conditions and more. One of the challenges of diversity in the workplace is creating a work environment of inclusion, that allows all employees to reach their full potential. Find out more about how to overcome language and cultural barriers in the workplace in the link below.
Immigrants often have problems at work, either because of their immigration or citizenship status. It is important to know your employment rights when working and how to respond back. The only exception to this rule applies to permanent residents who do not apply for naturalization within six months of eligibility. Find out more about your employment right in the link below.
https://www.workplacefairness.org/immigration-status#18
