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Immigrantinfo.org’s mission is to support a healthy and resilient community for everyone through successful integration of immigrants, refugees and asylees into our society. Our intention is to create a collaborative space that facilitates connection, cooperation and focus on our common goals. We invite the submission of information about news, classes, resources, and community events of interest to Santa Clara County immigrants.

COVID-19 continues to be an influence in our lives and we continue to post important news, information and resources in the COVID-19 Section. Service Providers have been challenged to stay in sync with guidelines from the Department of Health, along with evolving needs and changing resources. We have eliminated the detailed listing of Santa Clara County ESL Classes, in order to focus on the program changes and the many local, state and national COVID relief resources.

We continue to maintain the Immigrant Info Section, with multi-language pages with information on Disaster Preparation and Response, Immigration and Citizenship, Education, ESL Tools and Resources, the Rapid Response Network, and local Santa Clara County news and resources.

Please notify us of any necessary changes or updates to postings on the site, so that we can keep the information current and accurate. Contact Us .

Announcements

9/8/22 DHS Publishes Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule - The rule restores the historical understanding of a ‘public charge’ that had been in place for decades, until the prior Administration began to consider supplemental public health benefits such as Medicaid and nutritional assistance as part of the public charge inadmissibility determination. The rule announced today speaks to the Biden Administration’s commitment to restoring faith in our legal immigration system.

List of Cooling Centers open throughout the county. On extreme heat days, if you know of a vulnerable person without air conditioning, such as an elderly or infirm neighbor or someone with a drug or alcohol disorder or severe mental illness, please help them get to an air-conditioned space. If you see someone on the street who may be having a life-threatening reaction to the heat, please call 911. VTA will provide free rides to SCC sponsored centers during the heatwave.

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9/8/22 Elevate's last criminal record clearance clinic of 2022 - There are still appointments available. Please register as soon as possible. Individuals will be able to meet confidentially with Elevate's legal team to discuss their eligibility for criminal record dismissal, record reduction, and record sealing. Call 408-357-9538 with any questions.

7/21/22 Tenant Power Tool Kit - New website helping CA Renters facing eviction with legal response documents and find free or low cost legal assistance

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7/15/22 SCC Launches 988 Phone Number Dedicated to Crisis Mental Health Services. The service is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day with interpretation in 200 languages..

Free School Meals For All Kids 18 and Under! All kids in San Mateo County and Santa Clara County can eat healthy school meals! There is no documentation or registration required.

See COVID-19 announcements for Pandemic and health related information

Disability Disaster Access & Resource Center (DDAR) - Those who need essential power to sustain critical need equipment or regulate home temperatures for health and independence,.can apply to the Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (SVILC). For more information email PSPS@svilc.org or call 408-894-9041 x 253.

Here4You Call Center to Centralize referrals to temporary housing (408) 385 -2400 Connection to shelters including transportation and referrals to rental assistance.

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San Jose On! Digital Inclusion (for San Jose Residents only) - Learn how to use the Internet – FREE courses online. FREE to low-cost (refurbished and new) tablets, laptops, and desktop computers (based on income and availability). (80 tablets currently available). Affordable Internet Connection (as low as $10 per month). Based on Income.

PG&E PSPS Support Links - Prepare for Power Shutoffs, Medical Baseline lower rates & Support, Community Resource Center, and Notifications

Combat Hate Crime Tool Kit from APIAHF (Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum)

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CARE Task Force Sign-Up - Join the Community Alliance for Racial Equity (CARE) in forming a community-based patrol to stop hate crimes against AAPI people on the streets of San Jose. Each week, you will be paired up with another CARE volunteer to patrol a certain neighborhood in San Jose—at your discretion and transportation ability—to help those in need.

Bystander Intervention to stop anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment - Free Virtual Workshops

GUIDE TO PROMOTING IMMIGRANT HEALTH - Undocumented Californians have the legal right to use public services. - Multi-language Public Education Info and Materials on Public Charge, eligibility and rights

Napa - text zip code to 888777

7/20/22 Update - Links to local, state and national information and resources for Afghani Evacuees

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DISASTER: Understanding the Impact of Extreme Heat Events

3/28/22 The Los Angeles Times recently published an article detailing the impact of heat-related deaths in California and found that extreme heat caused approximately 3,900 deaths in California over the past decade”that is six ...

ETHNIC: 2022 SF LANGUAGE ACCESSCOMPLIANCE SUMMARY REPORT

2/22 This year’s LAO report features direct feedback from community members via a comprehensive Language Access Community Survey conducted in 11 languages from June-September 2021 by OCEIA, in partnership with ...

FINANCE: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Debt Collection Rule

11/30/21 Understand how the CFPB’s Debt Collection Rule can help you. On November 30, 2021, the Debt Collection Rule became effective. The rule clarifies how debt collectors can communicate with ...

FOOD: California makes history with food benefits for undocumented residents

6/28/22 California will become the first state to provide undocumented residents over age 55 with state-subsidized food assistance benefits. On Sunday night, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an agreement on the ...

FOOD: Free Summer Meals for ALL Children & Youth 18 and UnderMultilingual

6/26/22 Free meals are available to ALL kids ages 18 and under this summer, with no registration required! Second Harvest of Silicon Valley has launched a site locator on its ...

GOVERNMENT: Santa Clara County leaders want office to track hate crimes

6/5/22 The Board of Supervisors recently directed county workers to come up with a plan for implementing dozens of recommendations for addressing hate crimes. This would include developing a reporting ...

GOVERNMENT: The importance of race, gender, and religion in naturalization adjudication in the US

3/1/22 This study examines group disparities in naturalization approvals by race/ethnicity, gender, and religion. We find that all else being equal, non-White applicants and Hispanic applicants are less likely to ...

GOVERNMENT: The Missing Link: Connecting Eligible Asylees and Asylum Seekers with Benefits and Services

Multiple options exist under current law to improve asylees’ links to the benefits and services for which they are eligible, as this report explores, and doing so would help support ...

HEALTH: CA First To Cover Health Care For All Undocumented Immigrants

7/1/22 California on Thursday became the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants living in the country illegally, a move that will provide coverage for an ...

HEALTH: Health Equity Considerations & Racial & Ethnic Minority GroupsMultilingual

Health equity is when all members of society enjoy a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Public health policies and programs centered around the specific needs ...

HEALTH: Older undocumented immigrants to get Medi-Cal health care in CA

6/30/21 California plans to extend Medi-Cal health coverage to some 235,000 low-income undocumented immigrants over the age of 50 – offering the most expansive health coverage in the nation to ...

IMMIGRANTS: Biden Vastly Expands “Protected Areas” Where ICE Can’t Arrest Immigrants

10/28/21 Starting this week, the number of places where immigration enforcement officials are not allowed to arrest people is growing. The Biden administration issued a new policy Wednesday that directs ...

IMMIGRANTS: Immigration reform could prevent food prices from harming consumers

6/3/22 Our national security is tied to our ability to feed ourselves. As former officials who served in the Bush administration, we see an urgent need to address the labor ...

LEGAL: Overtime Pay: Why Are Farmworkers Excluded?

2/10/22 Last week, the New York State Wage Board passed three resolutions that will finally provide overtime for farmworkers working for more than 40 hours a week. The resolutions also ...

LEGAL: Tenant Power Tool KitMultilingual

We are in this together. This is how it works:
You answer some questions about your eviction and debt situation. We help you fight your eviction and your rent ...

MENTAL HEALTH: SCC Launches 988 Phone Number Dedicated to Crisis Mental Health ServicesMultilingual

7/15/22 The lifeline, similar to 911, is staffed 24 hours a day, every day, and provides compassionate support to those having a mental health or substance use crisis
The ...

NEWS: Biden signs bill to create commission studying AAPI museum

6/13/22 President Joe Biden on Monday signed “H.R. 3525″or the “Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act” into law, ...

NEWS: Silicon Valley Pain Index: Income gap widens along racial lines

6/22/22 For three years now, the San Jose State professor Scott Myers-Lipton has held a mirror to Silicon Valley’s staggering wealth divide, and reflected the racial disparities: Less than 1% ...

RESEARCH: Drowning just below the surface: The socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemicMultilingual

11/22/21 The COVID-19 pandemic has had major economic, as well as health, impacts on every nation in the world. It has amplified existing inequalities, created new ones, and destabilized communities”reversing ...

RESEARCH: The Complex Motivations and Costs of Central American Migration

11/21 Conducted in Spring 2021 amid the economic instability and changing migration policies brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, these surveys capture a snapshot of migration decision-making during a particularly ...

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30th Annual World Refugee Day

The Santa Clara County Refugee and Immigrant Forum hosted the 30th Annual World Refugee Day celebration at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda. Refugees wore their beautiful native clothing and we enjoyed a fashion show of over 20 countries, as well as music, dancing and food. There was also recognition of some of the organizations that have helped the refugees and immigrants to make their new lives in SCC.

Stop Notario Fraud Flyers – English and Spanish

See list below of Trusted Providers for free and low cost legal assistance

Trusted Providers

The following lists from the SC County Office of Immigrant Relations contain vetted organizations that are providing free and low cost services to SF Bay Area immigrants and refugees.