SHC programs reach newcomers who are isolated and vulnerable after resettling in a new community. Our clients are women with small children in the home who have not had the opportunity to attain basic literacy and primary education in their home country. Women with small children in the home are particularly vulnerable and often become isolated and at risk of depression after arriving in the United States, unable to engage in programming for newcomers that is designed with the goal of entering the workforce or to assist in the transition professional careers or credentials.

SHC programs remove barriers so that anyone can be a thriving part of their new community. Our programs are created to give everyone and anyone the opportunity and confidence to participate. SHC programs are not designed with one goal for all participants, they are designed to help all participants meet their individual goals.

SHC engages with refugees and newcomers to build better communities.

We envision our communities as pathways to empowerment and thriving futures.

Since 2017, SHC has grown exponentially with newcomer families placing their trust in SHC in greater numbers every year. The number of individuals receiving SHC assistance annually has grown from 21 in 2017 to 664 in 2023.

Support that newcomer families receive from SHC is meaningful and long-term. In 2023 SHC staff and volunteers provided an average of 33 hours of support for each SHC newcomer; equalling 22,043 total hours meeting critical needs and connecting newcomers to our community.