RESETTLEMENT SERVICES
PRIAC staff assists individual and families who have received refugee or asylee status during their initial adjustment and provides support with social, vocational, medical and economic needs including:
Housing assistance
Bilingual case management
Bilingual medical case management
Acculturation workshops
ESL referrals and tutoring
Job readiness workshops and other vocational services
Immigration assistance
Naturalization preparation
IMMIGRATION SERVICES
PRIAC staff assists individual and families who have immigrated to the United States and Pittsburgh, helping them with immigration legal issues and to obtain citizenship. Services include:
Adjustment of Status
Relative Petition
Visa Extension
Affidavit of Support
Affidavit of relationship
Asylum
Status inquiries
Diversity lottery
NATURALIZATION SERVICES
Application review
Application filing
Citizenship Classes
Interview Practice
Representation at Naturalization Interview
ASYLEE SRVICES
Many of the same services available to refugees can also be provided to individuals who have been granted asylum. For move information, please contact Charlotte Zabusky or call 412-521-1737
Career Development Center
Immigrant Employment Service
To learn more about services including job assessment and counseling, job readiness workshops and job search assistance.
Welcome Center for Immigrants & Internationals
Information and Referral Service
To learn more about services including English as a Second Language instruction; information about government programs that can help you; and business, financial healthcare and real estate advice.
PRIAC works collaboratively with the Career Development Center and the Welcome Center for Immigrants & Internationals, all are a division of Jewish Family & Children's Service.
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Pittsburgh is recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals and U.S. Department of Justice to provide legal immigration services to individuals with limited financial resources.
The JF&CS Pittsburgh Refugee & Immigration Assistance Center (PRIAC) services are offered at nominal fees by accredited representatives and immigration attorneys to individuals of any race religion or nationality.
