Program Services

The URM program serves these young people with financial support and comprehensive services designed to assist with their resettlement and adjustment to their new culture, provide for them while they pursue educational goals, and prepare them for eventual independence. Services are tailored to the needs of refugee youth, blending their cultural identity with their new American environment. The refugee young people receive the same child welfare benefits and services as other foster children in the state of Massachusetts, including:

Indirect financial support for housing, food, clothing and other necessities
Educational support
Intensive case management services
24 hour emergency on-call support
Assistance adjusting immigration status
Health, mental health and legal services
Cultural and recreational activities
Mentoring and life skills training