Baltimore Welcome Center

At Global Refuge, we believe everyone should be welcomed with dignity and open arms.

Welcome Centers serve as a one-stop shop for newcomers—a place where families can walk in the door and immediately have access to the support they need, from career development to medical and mental healthcare. These Centers provide a next level of service, offering protection-centered and trauma-informed case management, and connections to essential community resources.

Unless otherwise noted, the Center serves those residing in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area, which includes Baltimore City and Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Carroll, Howard, and Harford counties.

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Services

Services for Refugees and Other Immigrants

Our available services vary person-to-person, but we offer:

• Assistance accessing public benefits, including health insurance
• Connection to community healthcare providers
• Cultural orientation
• Employment services including interview preparation, job readiness training, and job placement
• Referral to community services such as food banks, clothing closets, and other support services
• Assistance enrolling in education services, including school enrollment for children and English and adult education programming
• Assistance in applying for a social security cards and Employment Authorization Documents
• Access to Immigration Legal services
• Referral to financial literacy education and loan services

• Legal assistance referrals

Services for Employers 

We also offer support for employers who employ or hope to employ refugees and other immigrants, including:

• Enhanced workplace integration
• Job skills training
• English language training
• Personalized goal planning
• Career advancement curricula
• Professional self-sufficiency

Services supporting Afghan humanitarian arrivals in the Alexandria area of Northern Virginia

• An Individual Development Account Program that matches savings towards buying an asset such as a car or higher education tuition.
• Micro Enterprise Development Program for eligible refugees and other humanitarian arrivals.

For more information on any of these programs, please call 757-769-1851.

Leadership

• Davi Peterson
  Manager for Field Operations
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• Matthew Wendler
  Client Services Supervisor
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