Welcome and Wellness

After many journeys and challenges for refugee families to arrive to Fresno, FIRM works hard to strengthen holistic wellness and healing through several key mental health and health navigation programs.

Stop the Hate

FIRM has been a key part of working locally to stop Anti-Asian Hate in the wake of COVID-19. Our staff provide direct service to individuals impacted by racism, discrimination and hate.

Community Gardens (formerly known as HTCC)

A mental health program that is our community garden program.  We operate five community gardens throughout Fresno County that serve the Southeast Asian (3 gardens), Slavic (1 garden) and African (1 garden) populations.  Beyond providing gardens to program participants (which leads to increased wellness in refugee communities), this program includes case management, peer support groups, referrals to community resources and much more! Please contact Program Coordinator, Tony Bounthapanya for more information.

Medi-Cal Enrollment & Support

FIRM assists individuals and families enroll into Medi-Cal and supports those who are already enrolled to use their Medi-Cal, selecting doctors, application renewals and other needs as well.  FIRM has enrolled over 1,000 Hmong and Laotian residents in Fresno County who may not have been enrolled otherwise!  Please contact us for more information.

Direct Support

Due to the generous giving of churches and individuals from the community, FIRM is able to provide limited direct support to refugee community members in Fresno. Support services are difficult for grant resources to cover, so these donations make it possible to meet immediate direct needs for Southeast Asian, Ukrainian/Slavic, African and Syrian families (as well as others).

• Clothing, Blankets, Furniture, Household Items
• Emergency Food Assistance
• Case management services
• Transportation (as vehicles are donated to FIRM)
• Other items as needed

 

If you, your group or church would like to donate items to support direct support for refugee families and individuals, please call FIRM’s main line (559) 487-1500 to see if we have space in our storage for physical donations at this time. If you would like to donate funds, please Donate online or send a check in the mail.