Njengoba i-Colorado's Refugee Population ikhula, i-Colorado Access Yandisa Ukusekelwa Ngezinhlelo Zokunakekelwa Kwezempilo Ezihlangene
AURORA, Colo. - Ukuze babalekele ushushiso, impi, ubudlova, noma ezinye iziyaluyalu, izinkulungwane zababaleki abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba zingena e-United States. Unyaka ngamunye, abaningi babo bafuna impilo engcono lapha eColorado. Ngokusho kwedatha yakamuva evela Izinsizakalo zababaleki zaseColorado, ababaleki abangaphezu kuka-4,000 beza kuhulumeni ngonyaka wezimali ka-2023, okungenye yamanani aphezulu kakhulu eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-40. Emzamweni wokuphendula lesi sidingo esingakaze sibonwe, i-Colorado Access isungule ubudlelwano obusha bamasu nabakwa-Colorado. IKomidi Lokuhlenga Amazwe Ngamazwe (i-IRC) futhi Iphrojekthi Worthmore ukuqinisa ukufinyelela kwababaleki ekunakekelweni kwezempilo okuseqophelweni eliphezulu nokubanikeza ukwesekwa okudingekayo ukuze bahlanganise nokuphila eColorado.
Kusukela ngoJanuwari 2023, i-Colorado Access, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo kanye nohlelo lwezempilo lomkhakha womphakathi olukhulu kunawo wonke, yaqala ukuxhasa ngezimali isikhundla somatilosi wezempilo ngokubambisana ne-IRC. Kubabaleki, ukugcwalisa amaphepha afanele kanye nokuxhunywa ekunakekelweni kwezempilo kungaba umsebenzi onzima. Iqhaza le-navigator yezempilo ukusiza ababaleki ukuthi bazulazule ohlelweni lwe-Medicaid, baqinisekise ukuthi bathola ukunakekelwa kwezempilo abakudingayo. Ubambiswano lusize ekuxazululeni izinkinga zokubhaliswa kwe-Medicaid kumakhasimende e-IRC. Kusize futhi ukudlulisela ngempumelelo amaklayenti e-IRC anezidingo eziphuthumayo emitholampilo ebambisene. Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha zokuqala zohlelo, i-IRC ikwazile ukusekela ababaleki abasanda kufika abangama-234 nabasanda kungena ngamakilasi emfundo yezempilo, ukwesekwa kokubhalisa, nokudluliselwa kokunakekelwa okukhethekile.
“Ngokuvamile, ababaleki abangena e-United States babhekana nezidingo ezinkulu ezine phakathi neminyaka emihlanu. Ziyizindlu, ukuqashwa, imfundo, kanye nempilo,” kusho uHelen Pattou, umdidiyeli wohlelo lwezempilo e-IRC. “Ukuba netilosi lezempilo elikhona ukuze likhulume nababaleki lapho befika e-IRC kusiza ababaleki, abakhathazekile ngokuthola indawo yokuhlala nokudla abangakudla, ukuthi bangakhathazeki kakhulu ngokuthi bangakuthola kanjani ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okubalulekile. ”
I-Project Worthmore, inhlangano ehlinzeka ngezinsiza eziningi zababaleki endaweni kamasipala waseDenver okuhlanganisa nomtholampilo wamazinyo, isebenza ne-Colorado Access ukuze yandise izinsizakalo zayo zamazinyo. Umtholampilo wamazinyo we-Project Worthmore wasungulwa eminyakeni eyisishiyagalolunye edlule ngomunye wabasunguli benhlangano, owayenesizinda sokuhlanzeka kwamazinyo.
Izimali ezivela ku-Colorado Access zinikeze imishini yamazinyo eyengeziwe, ebuyekeziwe, njengezihlalo zamazinyo. Imishini ivumela umtholampilo ukuthi unikeze ukunakekelwa kwababaleki ngesikhathi esifanele. Iphinde ivumele umtholampilo ukuthi usebenze ngemishini yesimanjemanje, okwengeza okuhlangenwe nakho kwesiguli. Iziguli ezingaphezu kuka-90% emtholampilo wamazinyo we-Project Worthmore aziqinisekisiwe noma zine-Medicaid, eziningi zazo ezingamalungu e-Colorado Access. Abasebenzi balo mtholampilo bakhuluma izilimi ezingama-20 futhi bavela emazweni asukela e-India kuye eSudan kuya eDominican Republic. Isizinda esinhlobonhlobo sabasebenzi asiqinisekisi nje kuphela indlela ebucayi ngokwesiko ekunakekelweni kwesiguli kodwa futhi sinikeza iziguli ezingababaleki ithuba lokuthola ukunakekelwa kwabasebenzi bamazinyo abakwazi ukukhuluma nabo ngolimi abakhululeke kakhulu ngalo.
"Impilo yamazinyo ibaluleke kakhulu ku-Colorado Access ngoba iyingxenye ebalulekile yempilo yonke yamalungu ethu," kusho uLeah Pryor-Lease, umqondisi womphakathi kanye nobudlelwane bangaphandle e-Colorado Access. “Uma umuntu evela ezweni lapho ukunakekelwa ngomlomo kungatholakali kabanzi noma esenezinyanga eziningi ehamba, angase adinge izinqubo ezibanzi futhi sicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile ukuthi akwazi ukufinyelela kalula ukunakekelwa okuhambisana namasiko. ngaphandle komthwalo wezimali ohambisanayo.”
Umtholampilo usuthuthuke eminyakeni edlule, ngaphansi kobuholi bukaDkt. Manisha Mankhija, wase-University of Colorado othweswe iziqu eNdiya. UDkt. Mankhija, owajoyina umtholampilo ngo-2015, uye wasiza ekwandiseni izinsizakalo kusukela ezinqubweni eziyisisekelo kuya ekwelapheni okuthuthukisiwe, okuhlanganisa izimpande zezimpande, ukukhishwa, kanye nokufakelwa.
“Sisebenza ngokuziqhenya nomphakathi ongasikiwe futhi sihlinzeka ngempatho esezingeni eliphezulu emtholampilo wethu, ngoba yilokho okufanele iziguli zethu,” kusho uDkt Makhija. “Sineziguli ezidlulela kumshwalense ozimele ngemuva kokuzinza kuleli, zisaqhubeka nokufuna usizo nathi. Kimina kuyilungelo ukuthi babuye ngenxa yokusethemba kwabo.”
Njengoba i-Colorado ibona ukuthutheleka kwababaleki abavela emazweni namasiko ahlukahlukene, i-Colorado Access iyaqhubeka nokuthatha izinyathelo ezisebenzayo zokwamukela amalungu amasha emphakathini ngokuzulazula ngezinsizakalo nokunakekelwa. Ngokubambisana kwayo okunamasu ne-Project Worthmore, i-International Rescue Committee, kanye nabanye, inhlangano igxile ekunakekelweni kwezempilo ezindaweni ezivame ukunganakwa futhi iqinisekisa ukuzinikela kwayo kubantu abanganakiwe abakha ubulungu bayo.
Mayelana ne-Colorado Access
Njengohlelo lwezempilo lomkhakha womphakathi omkhulu kunawo wonke futhi onolwazi kakhulu esifundazweni, i-Colorado Access iyinhlangano engenzi nzuzo esebenza ngale kokuzulazula ngezinsizakalo zezempilo. Inkampani igxile ekuhlangabezaneni nezidingo ezihlukile zamalungu ngokusebenzisana nabahlinzeki nezinhlangano zomphakathi ukuze zinikeze ukunakekelwa komuntu siqu okungcono ngemiphumela elinganisekayo. Umbono wabo obanzi futhi ojulile wezinhlelo zesifunda nezasendaweni ubavumela ukuthi bahlale begxile ekunakekeleni amalungu kuyilapho behlanganyela ezinhlelweni ezilinganisekayo nezisimeme ngokomnotho ezibasiza kangcono. Funda kabanzi ku-coaccess.com.