Reuniting Families
Among the 10 million refugees around the world, an estimated 5 percent are children living apart from their parents. Other children, desperate for safety, freedom and opportunity, leave their homes and make their way to the United States alone.

When refugee children are referred for resettlement and when migrant children enter into federal custody, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service is called upon to help them reunite with their family members already living in the United States. We proudly heed the call.

Our specialized family reunification service provides helps children reunite with their parents or other relatives by conducting home assessments and providing follow-up services as they leave federal custody. We strive to see that children are released into appropriate family settings as soon as possible, and coordinate community-based care that focuses on school enrollment, health care, home adjustment and legal issues.