LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE INC DBA GLOBAL REFUGE
Programs
Refugee Resettlement Program
RESETTLEMENT: IN FY 2023, LIRS RESETTLED 11,244 REFUGEES, UNACCOMPANIEDREFUGEE MINORS AND SIVS (AFGHAN SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISAS WHO SERVEDOVERSEAS ALONGSIDE THE US ARMED FORCES) FROM 48 COUNTRIES THROUGH ITSNETWORK OF LOCAL SOCIAL MINISTRY ORGANIZATIONS IN 77 LOCATIONS ACROSSTHE UNITED STATES, PREPARING A PLACE OF WELCOME TO MEET THE PARTICULARNEEDS OF THE REFUGEES AND ENGAGING LOCAL CHURCHES AND COMMUNITIES TOASSIST REFUGEES TO BECOME SELF-RELIANT MEMBERS OF THEIR NEWCOMMUNITIES. THE TOP FIVE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF RESETTLED REFUGEES INFY23 WERE AFGHANISTAN, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, BURMA, SOMALIA, AND SYRIA.LIRS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMMING INCLUDES:1. RECEPTION AND PLACEMENT (R&P) LIRS PROVIDES LIFE-SAVING PROTECTIONAND STABILIZATION SUPPORT TO REFUGEES DURING THEIR FIRST 90 DAYS IN THEUNITED STATES.2. MATCHING GRANT (MG) - THIS LIRS 8-MONTH EARLY EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IS ANALTERNATIVE TO PUBLIC CASH ASSISTANCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, 71.88% OF THE8,815 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN MATCHING GRANT WERE SELF-SUFFICIENT(EMPLOYED) ON OR BEFORE THE 240-DAY MARK.3. PREFERRED COMMUNITIES (PC) LIRS PROVIDED INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENTTO THE MOST VULNERABLE REFUGEES AND ASYLEES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CRITICAL,LIFE STABILIZING SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THIS HELPED MOVE 653PARTICIPANTS TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN 27 LOCATIONS. PC GAP SERVICES SERVED 1,988 CLIENTS IN 60 LOCATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$97.4MChildren and Family Services
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES: FOR MORE THAN 40YEARS, LIRS HAS PROVIDED CHILD WELFARE SERVICES TO REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CHILDREN WHO ARE UNACCOMPANIED OR SEPARATED FROM FAMILY. LIRS PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL CARE AND COMMUNITY BASED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO OVER 22,000 NEWLY REUNIFIED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN 2023. THESE CHILDREN HAVE TYPICALLY FLED COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, CIVIL CONFLICT, PERSECUTION, TRAFFICKING, EXTREME POVERTY, OR MALTREATMENT. LIRS APPROACHES ITS WORK WITH INTEGRITY AND UPHOLDS THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES IN SERVING CHILDREN: DECISION-MAKING BASED ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD; PRESERVING FAMILY UNITY; PLACEMENTS OF CHILDREN IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE SETTING; PRIORITIZING CHILD PROTECTION; ANDPROVIDING SERVICES WITH QUALITY AND INNOVATION.LIRS PARTNERS WITH THE FEDERAL AGENCY, THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ANDCOMMUNITY CHILD WELFARE AND REFUGEE ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE THE BESTINTERESTS OF REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CHILDREN. LIRS PROVIDES A FULLCONTINUM OF CARE, WITH A ROBUST NATIONAL NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND DIRECT CARE STAFF LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE CONTINUM OF CAREINCLUDED SHORT AND LONG-TERMFOSTER CARE (BASIC AND THERAPEUTIC PLACEMEMENTS), GROUP HOME CARE, AND SHELTER CARE AS WELL AS SAFE RELEASE SERVICES AND HOME STUDIES AND POST RELEASE SERVICES. LIRS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL OFFICE IN GUATEMALA, PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT, CLINICAL SERVICES, AND ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO GUATEMALA FROM THE U.S. AND MEXICO.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$107.3MMigrant Services Programs
MIGRANT SERVICES: IN 2023, LIRS CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING THE FOLLOWING REFUGEE RELATED PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES: NEW AMERICAN CITIES (NAC) (FUNDED BY WALMART, CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, ICONIQ) - TARGETED CAREER UPSKILLING SUPPORT AND PLANNING FOR NEW AMERICANS WHO HAVE BEEN IN COUNTRY FOR 20 YEARS OR LESS. LIRS OPERATES THE PROGRAM IN SIX LOCATIONS AND HAD SERVED 312 CLIENTS IN 2023.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:1. CIRCLE OF WELCOME (COW) - FACILITATED VOLUNTEER CHURCH/COMMUNITY TEAMS WHO ARE MATCHED WITH REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED, ONGOING SUPPORT.2. VOLUNTEERISM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) - SERVED AS IN-HOUSE VOLUNTEERISM AND MENTORSHIP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS TO THE AFFILIATE NETWORK AND INTERNAL PROGRAM MANAGERS.3. EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT WORKED WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL COMPANIES TO BECOME "PREFERRED REFUGEE EMPLOYERS" (PRE) BY FOLLOWED A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF HIRING AND RETENTION BEST PRACTICES.4. LIRS' RESPITE SERVICES PROGRAM OFFERS IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO PEOPLE RECENTLY RELEASED FROM IMMIGRATION DETENTION. THE PROGRAM OPERATED IN THREE BORDER-ADJACENT LOCATIONS AND SERVED OVER 10,554 INDIVIDUALS IN 2023. 5. LIRS' WELCOME CENTER PROGRAM OFFERS SIX MONTHS OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, WRAPAROUND CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO NEWLY ARRIVED ASYLUM SEEKERS. THE PROGRAM OPERATED IN NINE LOCATIONS AND SERVED OVER 930 INDIVIDUALS IN 2023.6. LIRS' MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM OFFERED THERAPY AND CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 408 INDIVIDUALS IN 2023.IN 2023, GLOBAL REFUGE RECRUITED AND CONNECTED 1,004 NEW VOLUNTEERS AND ORIENTED 97 NEW AMBASSADORS. TOGETHER, THESE AMBASSADORS AND VOLUNTEERS FORM A NATIONAL NETWORK THAT RECEIVES, WELCOMES, HOUSES AND ACCOMPNIES NEW ARRIVALS TO THE UNITED STATES. WITH THE HELP OF FAITH COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, 20,000 HAND WRITTEN CARDS WERE WRITTEN THROUGH THE HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS PROGRAM, AND 15,000 CARDS WERE SENT TO INDIVIDUALS IN DETENTION CENTERS, AS WELL AS TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN OF GLOBAL REFUGE'S OWN CFS PROGRAMS. GLOBAL REFUGE VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTIVE FAITH COMMUNITIES ALSO PACKED AND DELIVERED MORE THAN 1,500 "FRESH CHANGE" BAGS OF NEW CLOTHING FOR IMMIGRANTS LEAVING DETENTION CENTERS IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO. GLOBAL REFUGE ALSO PRODUCED AN ADVENT DEVOTIONAL AND LAUNCHED A NEW LITURGICAL RESOURCE WHICH BROUGHT THE TOPIC OF IMMIGRATION INTO CONGREGATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. GLOBAL REFUGE PREACHED AND PRESENTED IN NEARLY 50 FAITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND SPOKE PUBLICLY AT EDUCATIONAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS EVENTS IN SEVERAL MAJOR CITIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.5M
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