New name.
Same mission.
LIRS is now Global Refuge.
Welcoming newcomers since 1939.
See Our EvolutionOur Partners
A national network for local impact
Our partners allow us to expand our reach and deliver on the promise of our mission.
Service Partners
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Refugee Resettlement Partners
A nationwide network of local agencies that welcome refugees in their communities.
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Family Reunification Partners
A nationwide network that ensures the timely reunification of families.
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Safe Release Support Partners
Partners across the U.S. that support the safety of immigrant children.
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Foster Care and URM Partners
A robust nationwide network providing transitional and long-term foster care, as well as care for unaccompanied refugee minors.
Foster Care and URM Partners
Faith Partners
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
A church that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace.
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Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (LELCA)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia is a continuous tradition of Christian life since the earliest recorded Christian missionary work in the area, in the 12th century.
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Global Refuge has welcomed more than 750,000 migrants and refugees to the United States through the initiative of Lutheran congregations that inspired our formation in 1939, and Lutheran churches remain our vital partners as we continue to welcome newcomers.
Rooted in Lutherans’ faithful and caring response to the challenges facing uprooted peoples, Global Refuge celebrates strong collaborative relationships. Each denomination brings a commitment to following God’s call to love the sojourner, the experience of being an immigrant church, and the leadership to make ministry with migrants and refugees a priority. Each contributes financially to the Global Refuge mission.
Community Partners
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Corporate and Foundation Partners
Our Corporate and Foundation Partners provide critical support for innovative programming.
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Circle of Welcome
We partner with community sponsors across the country through Circle of Welcome.
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Volunteers
Our vast network of 50,000+ volunteers makes the work of welcome possible.
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Employment Partners
We work with employers across the country to place New Americans in great careers.
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Global Refuge Supporters
The work of welcome is not possible without our global network of individual donors.
Giving to Global Refuge
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