JPMorgan Chase has announced a collective $500,000 investment to Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services.
ETSS and Elevate Northland partnered with JPMorgan Chase to develop a program to help New Americans gain access to capital and technical assistance needed to build and grow a business.
Undocumented immigrants who survive domestic abuse face additional barriers to help during COVID-19
ETSS Family Care care facing a constantly changing landscape of funding and other circumstances, keep up with current events in this Columbus Dispatch article featuring Amy Harcar, head of the family care program.
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Language liaisons help Columbus students who are learning English and learning online.
ETSS and Columbus City Schools have partnered to create a bilingual liaison program. The liaisons, hired by ETSS with funding from the district, reach out to families whose children are having issues with grades and attendance in online learning, problems exacerbated by language barriers.
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Refugees, asylees contribute more than they cost governments, federal study finds
A new national study shows that refugees and asylees contribute more in tax revenues than they cost in expenditures to the federal, state and local governments, on average.
Brothers Abdul Hamidi, 24, left, and Ahmad Hamidi,21, right, who are from Afghanistan, attend an English and Employability class in March 2022 at Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services (ETSS) in Columbus Photo: Courtney Hergesheimer/The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus changing as a home for refugees: Q&A with 2 resettlement nonprofit leaders
Staff meetings at Tewahedo Social Services (ETSS) on Columbus’ East Side are “like the U.N. General Assembly,” according to its president, Dr. Seleshi Asfaw.
Dr. Seleshi Asfaw (left) is president and founder of Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services. Mukti Dahal, right, is a program officer at ETSS. Provided
What’s Up WhatsApp: Building an Information Pathway for Spanish Speakers in Franklin County
By Cassie Baker
Neybe’s passion has always been helping people—but in 2023, she knew she could do more.
Neybe is a Community Health Worker (CHW) with Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services (ETSS) who discovered she could use the power an app to get essential services to those who need them most.