Jewish Vocational Service - Refugee Services
Address
4600 Paseo
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 471-2808
AKA:
JVS - Center for New Americans
Description:
Services provided to refugees include: Support for basic needs, including housing and healthcare, employment assistance, referrals to schools and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, community orientation.
Hours:
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Is Shelter?
No
Related Resource
Date of Official Change:
July 1, 2026
Address Listings
Physical (Primary)
4600 Paseo
Kansas City, MO 64110
Contacts
Main Email
Phone Numbers
Main Phone
(816) 471-2808
Fax
(816) 471-8358
Legal Status:
Non-Profit
Accessibility:
Accessible
Services
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Description
The JVS Refugee Employment Services Program offers job search skills, application tutoring, mock interviewing, and direct referral to employers posting full and part-time permanent positions. Pre-job placement services also may include transportation, interpretation/translation. Retention and follow-up services are provided to individuals following job placement, geared towards resolving acculturation difficulties specific to the workplace.
Hours
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Required Documents
SS card; Photo ID or other documentation necessary to work in the United States
Eligibility
People 16 years old and up living in the United States for less than 5 years.
Fees
N/A
Intake Procedure
Call for information
Languages
Interpreter database with access to 35 languages including American Sign Language (ASL)
Service Area
Johnson & Wyandotte Counties in KS; Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Counties in MO
Geography Served
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Johnson County
- Missouri
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Cass County
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Description
The JVS Refugee Employment Services program provides job readiness training for participants
Hours
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Required Documents
SS card; Photo ID or other documentation necessary to work in the United States
Eligibility
Persons 16 years of age and older having lived in the US for less than 5 years
Fees
N/A
Intake Procedure
Call for information
Languages
Interpreter database with access to 31 languages including American Sign Language (ASL)
Service Area
Johnson & Wyandotte Counties in KS; Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Counties in MO
Geography Served
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Johnson County
- Missouri
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Cass County
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Description
Services include resettlement, referral to ESL, social services, employment and training for new documented refugees, secondary migrants and asylees.
Hours
M-F 8:30am-4:30pm
Required Documents
Must provide documentation of refugee or asylee status; Also must have I-94, Green card and employment authorization
Eligibility
Must be a new arrival to the country; For employment & training must have been in the U.S. for under five years.
Fees
N/A
Intake Procedure
Call for an appointment
Languages
Interpreter database with access to 35 languages including American Sign Language (ASL)
Service Area
Johnson & Wyandotte Counties in KS; Cass, Clay, Jackson & Platte Counties in MO
Geography Served
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Johnson County
- Missouri
- Cass County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Platte County
- Cass County
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete coverage are listed in black.
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