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Refugee Services
Promising a new life in America
Catholic Charities offers assistance to refugees that come to Southwest Florida to start a new life. Many who flee their homeland because of the threat of death and/or oppression can find help at Catholic Charities with resettling into the American culture and finding employment.
Catholic Charities, one of the largest refugee services in Southwest Florida, has an agreement with the United States Department of State to assist refugees with the process of social and economic adjustment for the ten-county area of the Diocese of Venice.
The Refugees Employed and Productive Program (REAP), Match Grant Program, and Employability Status Assistance Program connect prospective employers with resettled refugees to appropriate full time job opportunities and benefits. The Career Laddering Program assists refugees who were in a professional career in their country of origin to obtain the education and employment in the same or similar field.
The Refugee Youth and Family Program provides homework help and tutoring for students, family and individual counseling, career planning and support services, parent education and empowerment, cultural and educational family centered activities, and school liaison services.
The following Catholic Charities offices provide Refugee Services:
Fort Myers:
Refugee Employed and Productive (REAP) and Employability Status
Assistance (ESA) of Catholic Charities
REAp and esa of Catholic Charities
3430 Cleveland Ave.
Ft. Myers, FL 33901
Phone 239-332-1077
Fax 239-332-1280
E-Mail lplacencia@ccslee.org
Fort Myers: Human Trafficking Program of Catholic Charities
Human trafficking program of Catholic Charities
3430 Cleveland Ave.
Ft. Myers, FL 33901
Phone 239-332-1077
Fax 239-332-1280
E-Mail mvivas@ccslee.org
Naples: Family Resource Center of Catholic Charities
Family Resource Center of Catholic Charities
4209 Tamiami Trail East
Naples, FL 34112
Phone 239-793-0059
Fax 239-774-0523
E-Mail allegra@catholiccharitiescc.org
Naples: Refugee Youth and Family of Catholic Charities
Refugee Youth and Family of Catholic Charities
5251 Golden Gate Parkway
Suite B
Naples, FL 34116
Phone 239-455-0520
Fax 239-455-3543
E-Mail sharon@catholiccharitiescc.org
Naples: Employability Status Assistance of Catholic Charities
Employability Status Assistance Program of Catholic Charities
5251 Golden Gate Parkway
Suite C
Naples, FL 34116
Phone 239-348-9297
Fax 239-455-3543
E-Mail attorneyesanaples@embarqmail.com
Naples: Refugee Resettlement Programs of Catholic Charities
Refugee Resettlement Programs of Catholic Charities
2210 Santa Barbara Boulevard
Naples, FL 34116
Phone 239-455-2655
Fax 239-455-7235
E-Mail Yk@daystar.net
Sarasota: Refugee Employed And Productive (REAP) of Catholic Charities
Refugee Employed And Productive (REAP) of Catholic Charities
2831 Ringling Blvd., Unit 217 E
Sarasota, FL 34237
Phone 941-366-8859
Fax 941-366-5928
E-Mail reapcw1@verizon.net
Sarasota: Employability Status Assistance of Catholic Charities
Employability Status Assistance of Catholic Charities
2831 Ringling Blvd., Unit 216 E
Sarasota, FL 34237
Phone 941-952-9130
Fax 941-952-9133
E-Mail jdmillsesq1@verizon.net
Venice: Refugee Resettlement Programs of Catholic Charities
Refugee Resettlement Programs of Catholic Charities
7810 South Tamiami Trail, A-2
Venice, FL 34293
Phone 941-492-4855
Fax 941-496-4837
E-Mail yk@daystar.net
Venice: Refugee Services Central Office of Catholic Charities
Refugee services Central Office of Catholic Charities
7810 South Tamiami Trail, A-14
Venice, FL 34293
Phone 941-493-8231
Fax 941-493-8239
E-Mail stkach@daystar.net