Monarch Immigrant Services

TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR ALL, REGARDLESS OF NATIONAL ORIGIN OR LANGUAGE ABILITY, THROUGH THE ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND DIRECT MULTILINGUAL SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.

NATURALIZATION/CITIZENSHIP SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA AND TORTURE, FRAIL MISSOURI SENIORS, AND OTHER LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. BI-LINGUAL INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES ASSISTANCE IN PREPARATION OF REQUIRED PAPERWORK/DOCUMENTS, EDUCATION AND TUTORING IN USA HISTORY & USA CIVICS, AND REPRESENTS CONSUMERS BEFORE THE USA CIS AND AT NATUALIZATION INTERVIEWS. ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING PROVIDED IN CONSUMERS' HOMES OR AT OUR SENIOR CENTER. BIA ACCREDITED STAFF ADVISE, PREPARE, AND REPRESENTS CONSUMERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS. INTERPRETERS ALSO PROVIDED TO FURTHER ENABLE THE PROCESS. 271 CONSUMERS WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.

INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION PROVISION TO GENERAL PUBLIC ON A FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MISSOURI SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - PROVIDING COUNSELING, PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION TO MISSOURI SENIORS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES. PRIMARY RECIPIENTS ARE FOREIGN-BORN ADULTS AND CHILDREN. INTERPRETERS ARE PROVIDED SO THAT THERAPY CAN BE ADMINISTERED IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. LICENSED THERAPISTS ARE ON STAFF AND SUBCONTRACTED AS NEEDED. THE 'STEPS TO BETTER HEALTH' PROGRAM AND PEER HEALTH COACHING ARE GEARED TOWARDS IMPROVING DIET AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AS A CATALYST FOR IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH. 442 CONSUMERS WERE SERVED IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.PROVIDING A CHILDREN'S GROUP MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR NEW REFUGEE STUDENTS, CURRENTLY OPERATING OUT OF NAHED CHAPMAN NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY. PROVIDING A 17 WEEK REFUGEE WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOCUSING ON TOPICS SUCH AS WELLNESS, NUTRITION, MINDFULNESS, AND MORE.

SOCIAL SERVICES - PROVIDED TO MISSOURI SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: CASE MANAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION, AND REFERRAL SERVICES IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES TO CONSUMERS, AS WELL AS THEIR CAREGIVERS. FOCUS IS ON USA & FOREIGN-BORN POPULATIONS, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH FALL WELL BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. MANY CONSUMERS ARE HOME-BOUND OR OTHERWISE ISOLATED. OUR CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAM BRINGS THEM TO OUR SENIOR CENTER, WHERE THEY RECEIVE A HOT MEAL, SOCIALIZATION, AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICES, SUCH AS ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR BENEFITS, TRANSLATION OF MAIL OR OTHER DOCUMENTS, MENTAL/PHYSICAL EVALUATIONS, HOUSING REFERRALS, ETC. THE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM ALSO HAS TRAINED AFFORDABLE CARE ACT NAVIGATORS TO ASSIST CONSUMERS WITH COUNSELING AND ENROLLMENT. THE SENIOR CENTER AND RELATED SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS SERVED 2,209 CONSUMERS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE PROGRAM RECEIVED AN IN-KIND DONATION OF SPACE OF $300 FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.