New name.
Same mission.
LIRS is now Global Refuge.
Welcoming newcomers since 1939.
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Making the work of welcome possible
Global Refuge is a careful steward of the private donations and public funds that allow us to carry out our work of welcome.
You can be confident that your gifts to Global Refuge are put to good use. Your gifts become the quality services that assist newcomers in re-establishing their lives in American communities, the vigorous advocacy that motivates our nation’s lawmakers to enact welcoming policies, and more.
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2022 Annual ReportRead about the powerful work that Global Refuge is doing for New Americans and see the lives we have helped transform in the past year. View our 2022 Annual Report.
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