AFFILLIATES IN MINNESOTA
Center for Asian Pacific Islanders (CAPI)
3702 East Lake Street, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Summary: Provides services such as employment training, refugee self-sufficiency, English as a second language and family development. The Center also runs supportive service through its food program, tax preparation and information hotline.
Vee Phan Nelson
Executive Director
Tel: 612-721-0122 | Fax: 612-721-7054
Email: vee.nelson@capiusa.org
Website: www.capiusa.org
Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association (IMAA)
2500 Valleyhigh Dr. NW
Rochester, MN 55901-2739
Summary: A United-Way member agency, IMAA works to "build bridges of communication, understanding, acceptance and involvement." Services include social adjustment, youth and family, employment and community development.
Ron Buzzard
Executive Director
Tel: 507-289-5960 & 507-292-6648 | Fax: 507-289-6199
Email: imaa@imaa.net
Website: www.imaa.net
Minnesota Directors Forum
1075 Arcade Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
Statement of Purpose: The purpose of MDF is to engage, organize, and serve as an association that seeks community empowerment through strategies of advocacy and capacity building to respond to future, emerging and unmet needs of refugee and immigrant communities.
Somly Sitthisay
Coordinator
Tel: 612-384-2734
Southeast Asian Refugee Community Home
1113 E. Franklin Ave., Suite 212
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Summary: The mission of Southeast Asian Refugee Community Home (SEARCH) is to assist Southeast Asians become integrated into, and contribute to, the social and economic well being of society. The organization works on two levels: a) help the community gain knowledge, skills and connections to success in daily life and on the job b) ensure that Southeast Asian adults, youth and families have access to educational opportunities that will improve chances for advancement.
Hoang Tran
President
Tel: 612-673-9388 | Fax: 612-673-0840
Email: search-mn@visi.com
Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota (VSS)
1159 University Avenue West, Suite 1
St. Paul, MN 55104
Summary: VSS is dedicated to maintaining the identity of the Minnesota Vietnamese Community while addressing the basic economic, educational, and health needs of refugees and immigrants statewide. VSS addresses the needs of Vietnamese families and individuals by providing social services in relation to economic stability, educational opportunities, and health issues.
Yen Van Pham
Executive Director
Tel: 651-632-8927 & 651-644-1317 & 651-641-8907
Fax: 651-641-8908
Email: Ypham@vssmn.org
Website: www.vssmn.org