MRC strives to be a safe place for our clients, staff, interns, and volunteers. Wellness is a concept that is integrated into all areas of our work. Many refugees and immigrants experience unfavorable conditions, including separation and losses. These types of experiences and adjustment-related stresses are among the many challenges faced by immigrants and refugees when moving to a new country, accepting a new culture, and accepting a different way of life. The Cultural Humility approach that we practice at MRC is interactive and enables us to be able to see from each other’s perspectives, understand each other’s backgrounds, and learn from our clients who have the best understanding of their own lives.

We embrace multiculturalism by constantly developing cross-cultural interactions and supporting cultural knowledge and skills and believe that all cultures, races, and ethnicities deserve acknowledgment of their differences. We know that sharing knowledge and resources with our clients about all aspects of their lives such as health, education, work, and social networks is a huge benefit to them and their families. Everyone needs to have the opportunity to work and live as healthy as possible, manage their physical and mental health affordably, and do it all with the highest level of care and services. This includes easy access to information and preventative healthcare, access to resources and opportunities to develop a career path, and engagement in future planning. Thus, we listen, and we learn from our clients. We learn about them and about ourselves and how to serve our community in a better way while building resilience.

To assist refugees and immigrants and help them become active participants in their communities, the MRC supports several programs and provides sustained support and assistance designed to address the variety of needs with focus on carrier-readiness and employment opportunities, community engagement, and health and wellness of underserved population.

Path to Employment Program helps prepare immigrants and refugees to search for jobs. This program assists with services such as teaching basic computer skills for job searching, resume writing, and one-on-one interview preparation.

The MRC provides adult learners with a number of classes needed to succeed in their transition into meaningful employment or further educational training and economic self-sufficiency. This program is designed to educate and increase the employment opportunities and economic self-sufficiency.

The MRC is a vital link between the non-English speaking community and all of the other public and private human service agencies and providers in the area. There is a range of immigration status which immigrant children, youth and parents may hold with different rights and access to services. The MRC can help with developing referrals to social service agencies by providing essential information and resources. Health Initiative helps to keep immigrants and refugees informed about public health issues.  Promoting healthy lifestyles and broadening the use of clinical preventive services are critical to preserving health, maintaining function and reducing health care costs and long-term care needs. The MRC provides health education workshops as well as informs and refers clients to health care facilities and other services.

The MRC promotes cultural education and encourages immigrant and refugee participation in local community events. The MRC utilizes cultural heritage and skills from original countries to promote mental health and wellness. The MRC provides annual cultural events and observes several traditional celebrations.