Since 2010, providing compassionate and direct services to newcomers in the east bay: community and health navigation, benefits enrollment, school support, referrals to many community resources, social and mental health support....we now serve mostly newcomers from Eritrea and Afghanistan.

We are Burma Refugee Families & Newcomers (BRFN)! 
A a 501(c)(3) community-based nonprofit organization established to support and empower
newcomers of all ethnic groups and backgrounds in the SF East Bay.
Founded in 2010 by newcomers from Burma, BRFN has burgeoned to a community organization that serves all newcomers who are in need. In the last few years, the communities we mostly serve are those from: Afghanistan and Eritrea.  BRFN staff have lived experience and provide culturally and linguistically appropriate social support services, such as language training, social welfare, education, physical and mental healthcare, employment, housing resource referral, and cultural bridging and preservation.
We are a trusted longtime partner of: Alameda County Social Services, the California State Department of Social Services, The City of Oakland, and many other agencies. Our office is in Oakland.
BRFN works in collaboration with many local community organizations with the goal of helping newcomers to achieve self-sufficiency and civic engagement in the community.