The Social Adjustment Program aims to enable our clients to effectively and efficiently transition into life in Middle Tennessee. Refugees and immigrants come to America with little or no knowledge of the resources available to them, and it is our goal to empower refugees to integrate into the community by offering services such as immigration assistance, interpretation, referral services, and consultation services.

Please contact Aisha Garba, aisha@empowernashville.org, for more information regarding the Social Adjustment Program.

Social Adjustment

This program provides the following services:

• Immigration Assistance/Referral Services
• Interpretation
• Consultation Services

The Refugee Integration Program

The Refugee Integration Program has many components that all strive to help refugees who have lived in Nashville for an extended time help themselves. It offers services to those refugees that no longer qualify for resettlement programs due to time restrictions. The six components of Refugee Integration are:

• Leadership Training
• The Service Learning Program
• The Train-to-Work Program
• The Workforce Mentorship Program
• The At-Home English Tutoring Program
• The On-Site English Program

In 2011, NICE:

• Began the Refugee Integration Program, which aims to fill the service gap for refugees who have been in the US for at least 8 months but need assistance after their initial resettlement period has ended.

In 2010, NICE:

• Helped more than 200 clients with their Immigration needs

In 2009, NICE:

• Helped 250 clients with emergency services ranging from food and housing to health and legal issues, a 70% growth from 2008
• Engaged 76 community youth through its art, sport and music school partnership initiative and grassroots leadership development program
• Helped to reunite76 families through its immigration assistance program
• Involved over 150 children in Wednesday “Art Reach” programs