Refugee Support Services at USC
We are community health workers equipped to provide refugee support through a comprehensive approach for the overall well-being of refugees, with a focus on supporting ORR-eligible refugees, asylees, Ukrainian humanitarian parolees, and victims of trafficking within California.
RSS@USC is…
- Free of charge, offered through September 2024
- Available in English, Spanish, Ukrainian & Russian
- Monday to Friday
- Appointments available from 8am - 7pm (PST)
- Virtual
- In-person (within Los Angeles County)
Our Services
- Emotional support
- Individual peer counseling (6-8 sessions)
- Case management
- Skill-building workshops
- Wellbeing classes
- Support groups
Participant eligibility
- All clients must be age 12 or older
- ORR-eligible refugees - up to 5 years after date of arrival
- Asylees - up to 5 years after date of granted asylum
- Ukrainian humanitarian parolees who entered the U.S. between February 24, 2022 and September 30, 2023
- Victims of trafficking - up to 5 years after date of certification letter, eligibility letter, or interim assistance letter from ACF Office On Trafficking in Persons (OTIP)
Funding is provided by the Cypress Resilience Project, a program of the Public Health Institute, through funding from the California Department of Public Health.
Our Team
Sarah Caliboso-Soto, Assistant Director of Clinical Programs
Carolina Peralta-Ventura, Fiscal Manager
Jessica Castillo, Program Coordinator
Elias Martinez, Operations Coordinator
Armando Jimenez, Program Assistant
Ligia Rodriguez, Community Health Worker
Albina Zlenko, Community Health Worker