For more than 100 years, Heartland Alliance has been working with displaced and vulnerable people in the Chicago area, including refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and victims of trafficking. The services offered to these populations include legal protections, torture treatment, medical and psychosocial care and services specific to children's needs. Using the expertise gained through the delivery of such services, Heartland Alliance has turned its attention to the countries where these vulnerable and displaced persons originate, which have been adversely affected by war, violence and poverty. In these countries, Heartland Alliance applies its particular areas of expertise to build the capacity of local partners to provide quality and sustainable services to vulnerable populations.

Where We Work

Heartland Alliance currently implements programs in the following regions:

• Africa (Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria)
• Middle East (Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria)
• Latin America and the Caribbean (Mexico, Guatemala, Haiti)
• Asia (Afghanistan, Sri Lanka)

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What We Do

Heartland Alliance's International Programs provide services in areas of:

• Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
• Child Soldier Reintegration
• Orphans and Vulnerable Children
• Torture and Trauma Treatment
• Trafficking
• LGBT Rights
• Juvenile Justice Reform
• Maternal and Child Health
• LNGO Capacity Building
• HIV/AIDS
• Integrated Primary Health Care
• Psychosocial Counseling
• Severe Mental Illness/Addictions/Mental Health Services

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U.S.-Based Programs for International Populations

Heartland Alliance also provides services to international populations within the United States, including the following programs:

• National Immigrant Justice Center
• Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of the Survivors of Torture
• International Family, Adult, and Child Enhancement Services (FACES)
• International Children's Center (ICC)
• International Youth Center (IYC)
• Refugee & Immigrant Community Services – Refugee Resettlement & Placement Program
• Refugee & Immigrant Community Services – Employment & Adjustment Services
• Refugee & Immigrant Community Services – Vocational English Language Skills Training