CO-SPONSORS' RESOURCES
Resource Documents
PRE-ARRIVAL
BUDGET ESTIMATE TOOL AND TEMPLATE
- Budget Estimator Tool – must be opened in Microsoft© Excel 2007 or later
- Budget Estimator Tool’s User Manual
CT Department of Social Services (DSS)
CULTURAL ORIENTATION AND RESETTLEMENT EDUCATION (CORE)
- CORE Slides Presented by IRIS Staff
- Legal Slides for CORE Presentation by IRIS Staff
- Cultural Orientation Assessment – Arabic
- Cultural Orientation Assessment – Dari
- Cultural Orientation Assessment – English
- Cultural Orientation Assessment – Kinyarwanda
- Cultural Orientation Assessment – Pashto
- Cultural Orientation Assessment – Swahili
- Cultural Orientation Assessment – Karen
EMPLOYMENT
GREEN CARDS AND CITIZENSHIP
DMV
- Transportation and Driver’s Licenses
- DMV Driver’s Manual (English)
- DMV Driver’s Manual (Arabic) (Unofficial Translation)
- Driver’s Questions (Arabic REVISED 1) (Unofficial Translation)
- DMV Driver’s Manual (Dari) (Unofficial Translation)
- Dari Practice Questions (Unofficial Translation)
- Dari Bonus Practice Questions (Unofficial Translation)
- DMV Driver’s Manual (Pashto) (Unofficial Translation)
- Pashto Practice Questions (Unofficial Translation)
- Pashto Bonus Practice Questions (Unofficial Translation)
Education & ESOL
FINANCE
HEALTH
- Healthcare Information
- IMIA Standards of Practice – Medical Interpretation
- Mental Health Info for Co-Sponsors
- NCIHC National Standards of Practice
- RHA Guidelines for Completion
- RHA Form
- SSI Application Checklist
- SSI for Children
- Pediatric Refugee Screening – February 2018
- Husky Eligibility Manual
- Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
PROGRAM FORMS
Preparing Your Group
- Green Light Form
- W-9 Form
- Confidentiality Agreement for Cosponsors
- Co-Sponsor Screening and Background Checks Procedure
- Child Safety Online Training Options
- R&P Form Completion Instructions and Case File Documentation Timeline
- EXAMPLE: Case Notes Guidelines/Record Sheet/Mandated Language
- Sample Co-sponsor Group Structure
- R&P Forms and Timeline Cheat Sheet
- R&P Core Services Calculator
Pre & Post-Arrival Required Documents
Before the Family Arrives
- R&P MOU
- R&P Co-Sponsorship Agreement Form
- R&P Home Evaluation and Safety Checklist
- R&P Temporary Housing Home Supply List (if applicable)
- R&P Permanent Housing Home Supply List (if apartment is furnished before arrival)
Day of Arrival – 90th Day
- R&P First Home Visit Form
- R&P Pocket Money Acknowledgement Form
- R&P Declined Household Items Addendum (if applicable)
- R&P Authorization to Release Information
- R&P Clients Rights and Grievance Policy
- Client Contact Information Sheet
- Co-Sponsor Photos Interview Release Form
- R&P Cosponsor Case Management Intake Form
- Statement of Mutual Rights and Responsibilities
- Sanctions and Termination of Services Policy
- R&P Family Service Plan (Parts A-D)
- R&P Second Home Visit
- R&P Earnings and Expense