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  • About
    • Join Us
    • Get Involved
  • Housing
    • Housing Resources
    • Housing Committee
    • I Rent to Refugees
      • Maintenance Forms in Multiple Languages
      • Learn About Refugees
      • Cultures 101
      • Refugee Agency Contacts & Support Services
  • Health
    • Health Resources
    • Health Committee
    • Omaha Medical Appointments
    • COVID-19 Resources
  • Employment
    • Employment Resources
    • Employment Committee
  • Mental Health
    • Mental Health Resources
    • Mental Health Committee
  • Education
    • Education Resources
    • Education Committee
  • Transportation
  • World Refugee Day Omaha
  • More
    • Learn About Refugees
    • Refugee Resettlement
    • Omaha Refugee Service Providers
    • Interpreters and Translators
    • Other Resources
    • Translated Resources
    • Refugee-Owned Businesses
  • Food Assistance for Refugees
Muslim immigrant family
Welcoming our new neighbors
African family with baby
Strengthening families
Immigrant woman getting keys to an apartment
Resources for refugees
Latino family outside
Embracing diversity
African family in traditional dress with baby
Building community

 

Emergency Food Assistance

Notice: As of 10/20/2025 anyone without a green card is no longer eligible for SNAP (food assistance) benefits.  For the most up to date food pantry information inlcluding videos and flyers in multiple languages please visit Restoring Dignity’s Emergency Food Assistance Page: www.rdomaha.org/food

Interpreters and Translators

Look through an open-sourced list of local interpreters and translators.

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Local Refugee-Owned Businesses

Dine and shop at refugee- and immigrant-owned businesses in the Omaha metro.

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World Refugee Day 2025

Celebrate World Refugee Day-Omaha 2025 on June 21, 2025! This free public event celebrates the contributions of refugees to our community. Click here for more info.

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Omaha Refugee Task Force Event Calendar

 

The Omaha Refugee Task Force meets the first Wednesday of every even-numbered month (six times per year) from 9:00am-10:30am (currently via Zoom).  Upcoming meeting dates are listed below.

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

 

Mission Statement

The Omaha Refugee Task Force (ORTF) is a collaborative effort of refugee community leaders, resettlement agencies, city officials, and other service providers whose purpose is to advocate for and address refugee issues in Omaha.

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Contact Us

ORTF Chair: Mohammad Sahil, m.sahil@neafghan.org

Vice Chair: Khenda Mustafa, kmustafa@immigrantlc.org

Secretary: Nikki Johnson, nicoledjohnson@unomaha.edu

Information Officers: Diana Rogel, Diana.Rogel@liveonnebraska.org and Blake Frederick, blake.frederick@douglascounty-ne.gov

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