Useful Resources for Ukrainian Refugees
TPS Information
TPS Extension for Ukrainian Refugees
- TPS for Ukrainians has been extended through April 19, 2025
- You need to REAPPLY to receive the extension
- You are eligible if you arrived in the U.S. on or before August 16, 2023
- Applications submitted since December have been accepted but many are still being processed
If your application is delayed: Contact your congressional representative’s office. Their caseworkers can help check your application status with USCIS.
Find your representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
Washington State Representatives Contact Forms:
- Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08)
- Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
- Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02)
- Congresswoman Marie Glusenkamp Perez (WA-03)
- Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04)
- Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-05)
- Congresswoman Emily Randall (WA-06)
- Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)
- Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09)
- Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10)
Know Your Rights
If You Are Approached by Immigration Officials:
- You have the right to remain silent
- You have the right to speak to a lawyer
- You do NOT have to open your door unless agents have a valid search warrant signed by a judge
- You have the right to refuse to sign any documents before speaking with a lawyer
What to do:
- Stay calm and do not run
- Ask if you are free to leave
- If not, say “I wish to remain silent and speak to a lawyer”
- Do NOT provide information about your immigration status
- Do NOT show any documents from your home country
- Do NOT sign anything without speaking to a lawyer first
TPS Status Protection:
- Keep copies of all your application receipts
- If approached by officials, show only your TPS application receipt or approval notice
- If your application is pending when the current designation expires, you are still protected
NATIONAL
- Uniting for Ukraine – www.uscis.gov
- Посольство Україні в США – Ukrainian Embassy in USA – usa.mfa.gov.ua
Jobs Search
LOCAL
Ukrainian Organizations
- Ukrainian Association of Washington State – uaws.org
- Honorary Consulate of Ukraine in Seattle – Почесне Консульство України в Сіетлі – uaconsulate.org
- Ukrainian Community Center of Washington – uccwa.org
- Ukraine Defence Support – Seattle Chapter – ukrainedefensesupport.org/chapters/seattle
- Nashi Immigrants Health Board – nashisupport.com
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church Seattle – htuocs.weebly.com
- Our Lady of Zarvanycia Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church – ukrchurch.org
Refugees Assistance
- Refugee Women’s Alliance (REWA) – www.rewa.org
- Volunteer of America – Western Washington – www.voaww.org
- International Rescue Committee – www.rescue.org/united-states/seattle-wa
- Lutheran Community Services Northwest – lcsnw.org
School and Education
- School readiness for new Ukrainian arrivals – Готовність до школи – vax4school.org
- Childcare – preschool – Український дитячий садочок (Bothell) – sportcareacademy.com
- Ukrainian Language School Vyriy – Українська дитяча школа Вирій (East Side) – Ukrainian School Vyriy
- ESL / Курси англійської мови для іноземців:
- Seattle – seattlecentral.edu
- Bellevue – www.bellevuecollege.edu
- North Seattle – northseattle.edu
- Everett – www.everettcc.edu
Adults & Kids Activities
- Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble – Український танцювальний ансамбль Барвінок (Bellevue) – www.barvinokseattle.org
- International Ballet Theatre (Bellevue) Інтернаціональний Балетний Театр (Bellevue)– International Ballet Theatre
- Ukrainian Folk Song Band HraiMore – Український співочий гурт Грай Море – Hrai More
- PLAST Seattle – Ukrainian Scouting Organization – plastseattle.org
- Lovage Ukrainian Book Club – Український Книжковий Клуб Любисток – lovagebookclub
Housing
- Financial support programs for housing (*Navigator will have specific contact info) – www.rescue.org
- Airbnb Host a Refugee Program – www.airbnb.org
- IRC in Seattle, Informational Portal – Settle In For Ukrainians
Food Access
- Food Banks – eedingwashington.org
- Applying for Supplemental Nutrition – www.dshs.wa.gov
Healthcare
- Federally Funded Health Care Centers – findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov
- List of Ukrainian and Russian-speaking health providers
Mental Health
- Refugee Women’s Alliance – resources – www.rewa.org
- Ukrainian Community Center of Washington – uccwa.org
- List of Ukrainian and Russian-speaking mental health specialists
- Psychological First Aid Webinar with Ukrainian Mental Health Counselor – rescue.app.box.com
- Psychological First Aid basic skills/recommendations – rm.coe.int
Dental Health Resources
- Seattle King County Public Health – rm.coe.int/for-helpers-en-web, kingcounty.gov
- Swedish Dental Services – rm.coe.int
- Country Doctor Dental Clinic – cdchc.org
- UW School of Dentistry – dental.washington.edu
- ICHS Dental – www.ichs.com
Key Resources Links
- Mitut Site: Culturally tailored list of resources and instructions for common needs for Ukrainian new arrivals in WA (Available in Russian and English – www.mitut.info
- Ukrainian Health and Culture Resources – ethnomed.org
- Department of Health Ukrainian Health Resources – doh.wa.gov
- Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange – coresourceexchange.org
- Former Soviet Union Toolkit of Health Resources in Ukrainian and Russian – airtable.com
Ukrainian Facebook Groups
- Віддам Безкоштовно (Дарильна спільнота)
- Ukrainian Parents of Seattle (Батьківська група. Наявність дітей не обов’язкова)
- Українські мами в Сіетлі (Батьківська група. Наявність дітей не обов’язкова)
- Ukrainians in Seattle | Українці Сіетла (Українська спільнота про новини та події громади)
- Дошка Оголошень Сіетла (Українська спільнота для оголошень та бізнес пропозицій)
- Робота в Сіетлі (Пропозиції та пошук роботи)
- Український патріот Сіетла
- Ukrainian IT – Seattle