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Health, Safety and Wellness in San Diego

IRC San Diego offers a variety of programs and services to assist recent immigrants with accessing healthcare and improving their safety and wellbeing.

+1 (619) 641-7510 5348 University Ave Suite 205 San Diego, CA 92105
Ajmal, a medical assistant and IRC client, gives a COVID vaccine to a patient at a mobile medical clinic

Access to Healthcare and Medical Information

All Reception & Placement (R&P) program clients are assisted with their healthcare insurance (MediCal) applications within 5 days of arrival. We can also help you choose a provider and will educate you on how to make appointments and choose or change your primary care physician (doctor).  

Safety and Wellness Services

IRC San Diego’s Safety & Wellness department provides services and case management support, connecting eligible clients to:

  • Public benefits
  • Orientation to legal rights
  • Safe housing referrals
  • Legal services
  • School enrollment
  • Survivor advocacy
  • Employment services
  • Safety planning
  • Public transportation
  • Assistance in meeting goals identified in individualized support plans 

Women's Resilience Center

The Women's Resilience Center (WRC) is a safe, collaborative space. At the WRC, women and girls can share and obtain information about their rights, inherent potential for safety, health, education, economic wellbeing, and power.

Current Programs Include:

  • English Conversation Café
  • Attachment Vitamins (caregiver support group)
  • Yoga Class
  • Sewing Group
  • Garden Plot
  • Piano Class
  • Dialogue with a Doctor Sessions
  • WhatsApp group
  • Diaper Donations

Contact Us

Access to Healthcare and Medical Information
Contact resettlement.sd@rescue.org for more information.

Safety and Wellness Services
Contact SDwellness@rescue.org for more information. 

Women's Resilience Center
Contact WRC@rescue.org for more information. 

Other Resources

Eligibility

Access to Healthcare services are primarily provided to clients who traveled to the U.S. under the U.S. State Department's Reception and Placement program on flights organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and who were assigned to the IRC as their resettlement agency. Some clients who arrived in the U.S. by other means may also be eligible.

Eligibility for Safety and wellness services is determined by numerous factors. Please contact us for eligibility details. 

Learn more

Contact the IRC in San Diego

5348 University Ave
Suite 205
San Diego, CA 92105
+1 (619) 641-7510 SanDiego@Rescue.org
Our office hours in San Diego are 8:30am to 5:00pm Pacific Time Monday through Friday.