CARIBE Program for Refugees
The CARIBE Refugee Program was established in July 2002 through the partnership of the Hillsborough County Public Schools Adult Education Program, the Tampa Bay Refugee Task Force, and the Department of Children and Families, Office of Refugee Services to provide support and direction to eligible new entrants in eliminating barriers to employment through English Language Instruction and Adult Basic Education. Since 2002, the CARIBE Refugee Program has served over 25,000 refugees, asylees, and parolees from different nations such as Cuba, Haiti, Afghanistan, Burma, Colombia, Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Russia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam.
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CARIBE also offers Citizenship classes to prepare clients for the naturalization interview and test as well as bilingual Integrated Education and Training (IET) Programs in Patient Care, Electrical, and Information Technology (IT).
The CARIBE Program maintains multiple sites in the county offering in-person and blended virtual ESOL class options in the morning, afternoon, evening, and on Saturdays. Eligible students may receive adult education services, tuition/testing vouchers, school supplies, textbooks, transportation assistance, and counseling services for career technical and adult programs across the district.
Please visit the Enrollment and Classes pages for more information. Call or visit one of our enrollment offices today:
CARIBE @ Erwin Technical College
2010 E. Hillsborough Avenue
Tampa, FL 33610
(813) 231-1972
CARIBE @ Lois:
5630 Lois Avenue
Tampa, FL 33614
(813) 872-5348
Our Mission
The CARIBE Refugee Program’s mission is to contribute towards effective refugee resettlement by providing high quality English language instruction, assistance in gaining vocational/technical training or certification, integration assistance and intensive case management leading to improved employability and/or workplace effectiveness, self-sufficiency, increased integration to modern American society, and a step closer towards achieving their American Dream.
Our Vision
The CARIBE Refugee Program will be a leading provider of high quality adult education and English Language Instruction to refugees and other entrants all across the state of Florida and the United States.