Refugee and Asylee Services
Refugees come to the US after a long and difficult process of seeking refugee status outside the U.S. Asylum seekers seek protection directly from the U.S. Refugees and asylees often leave everything behind as they flee for safety and many spend years in limbo before their cases are approved.
YWCA Tulsa is committed to connecting refugees, individuals who have received asylum, and their families to the services needed to establish and flourish in Tulsa.
UPDATE: We are continuing to provide employment and social services. Please contact your caseworker with questions or call our main number.
"A REFUGEE IS A PERSON WHO, OWNING TO A WELL-FOUNDED FEAR OF BEING PERSECUTED FOR REASON OF RACE, RELIGION, NATIONALITY, MEMBERSHIP OF PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUP OR POLITICAL OPINION, IS OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY OF HIS NATIONALITY AND IS UNABLE OR, OWNING TO SUCH FEAR, UNWILLING TO AVAIL HIMSELF OF THE PROTECTION OF THAT COUNTRY."
-1951 CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES
Services
We offer a variety of services for refugee and asylee clients: