Following is a list, alphabetized by state, of the affiliate offices and suboffices that carry out LIRS's refugee resettlement work in communities throughout the United States.

A list of agencies that provide immigration legal services is also available.

Scroll down for the complete list or click on the initial letter of the state you're looking for:

A | C | F | G | I | M | N | O | P | S | T | V | W

Arizona

Phoenix
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
Contact: Craig Thoreson
Phone: 602/248-4400
E-mail: cthoreson@phxinternet.net

Tucson
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (suboffice)
Contact: Renee Marcoulier
Phone: 520/721-4444
E-mail: rmarcoulier@lss-sw.org

California
Los Angeles
Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Service
Contact: Anna Baghdassarian
Phone: 323/667-0489
E-mail: abaghdassarian@ladiocese.org

Sacramento
Opening Doors
Contact: Maurine Huang
Phone: 916/492-2591
E-mail: maurine@openingdoorsinc.org

Colorado

Colorado Springs
Lutheran Family Services of Colorado (suboffice)
Contact: Floyd Preston
Phone: 719/314-0223
E-mail: floyd.preston@lfsco.org

Denver
Lutheran Family Services of Colorado
Contact: James Horan
Phone: 303/980-5400
E-mail: james.horan@lfsco.org

Connecticut

Hartford
Lutheran Social Services of New England (suboffice)
Contact: Jozefina Lantz
Phone: 860/525-5174
E-mail: jlantz@lssne.org

Florida

Jacksonville
Lutheran Social Services of Northeast Florida
Contact: Barbara Carr
Phone: 904/730-8234
E-mail: bcarr@lssjax.org

Miami
Lutheran Services Florida (suboffice)
Contact: Aimee Fraguela
Phone: 305/567-2511
E-mail: afraguela@lsfnet.org

Orlando
Lutheran Services Florida (suboffice)
Contact: Eli Hernandez
Phone: 407/963-8227
E-mail: ehernandez2@lsfnet.org

Tampa
Lutheran Services Florida
Contact: Maria Hernandez
Phone: 813/877-9303
E-mail: mhernandez@lsfnet.org

Georgia

Atlanta
Lutheran Services of Georgia
Contact: Kay Trendell
Phone: 404/875-0201
E-mail: ktrendell@lsga.org

Illinois

Chicago
Interfaith Refugee & Immigration Ministries
Contact: Melineh Kano
Phone: 773/989-5647
E-mail: mkano@irim.org

Iowa

Des Moines
Lutheran Services in Iowa
Contact: Peladija Woodson-Diers
Phone: 515/271-7411
E-mail: peladija.woodson@lsiowa.org

Waterloo
Lutheran Services in Iowa (suboffice)
Contact: Peladija Woodson-Diers
Phone: 319/233-3579
E-mail: peladija.woodson@lsiowa.org

Maryland

Baltimore
Baltimore Immigration and Refugee Service (suboffice of Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area)
Contact: Mamadou Sy
Phone: 410/558-3168
E-mail: sym@lssnca.org

Silver Spring
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (suboffice)
Contact: Jennifer Schiller
Phone: 301/562-8633
E-mail: schillerj@lssnca.org

Massachussets

Affiliate: Lutheran Social Services of New England
City: West Springfield
Contact: Svetlana Yusenko
Phone: 413/787-0725
E-mail: syusenko@lssne.org

Affiliate: Lutheran Social Services of New England
City: Worcester
Contact: Julie Dahlstrom
Phone: 508/754-1121
E-mail: jdahlstrom@lssne.org

Michigan

Grand Rapids
Lutheran Social Services of Michigan (suboffice)
Contact: Chris Cavanaugh
Phone: 616/356-1934
E-mail: ccava@lssm.org

Southfield
Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
Contact: Belmin Pinjic
Phone: 248/423-2790
E-mail: bpin@lssm.org

Minnesota

Minneapolis
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Contact: Patricia Hurd
Phone: 612/879-5200
E-mail: phurd@lssmn.org

Pelican Rapids (suboffice)
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Contact: Dianne Kimm
Phone: 218/863-2252
E-mail: dkimm@lssmn.org

Nebraska

Omaha
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
Contact: Jeff Vandenberg
Phone: 402/536-3500
E-mail: jvandenberg@lfsneb.org

New Hampshire

Concord
Lutheran Social Services of New England
Contact: Amy Marchildon
Phone: 603/224-8111
E-mail: amarchildon@lssne.org

New Jersey

Trenton
Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey
Contact: Michelle Hodgson
Phone: 609/393-4900
E-mail: mhodgson@lsmnj.org

New York

New York
Lutheran Social Services of New York
Contact: Anna Pottratz
Phone: 212/265-1826
E-mail: apottratz@lssny.org

Staten Island
Lutheran Social Services of New York (suboffice)
Contact: [Vacant]
Phone:
E-mail:

Utica
Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees
Contact: Peter Vogelaar
Phone: 315/738-1083
E-mail: peterv@mvrcr.org

North Carolina

Greensboro
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas—Refugee Resettlement Program (suboffice)
Contact: Sarah Ivory
Phone: 336/553-1501
E-mail: sarah.ivory@lfscarolinas.org

Raleigh
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas—Refugee Resettlement Program
Contact: Mary St. John
Phone: 919/861-2807
E-mail: mary.stjohn@lfscarolinas.org

North Dakota

Fargo
Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota—Center for New Americans
Contact: Sinisa Milovanovic
Phone: 701/235-7341
E-mail: smilovanovic@lssnd.org

Grand Forks
Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota—Center for New Americans (suboffice)
Contact: Dawne Barwin
Phone: 701/772-8552
E-mail: dbarwin@lssnd.org

Oregon

Portland
Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Contact: Salah Ansary
Phone: 503/233-0042
E-mail: sansary@lcsnw.org

Pennsylvania

Lancaster
Lutheran Children and Family Services of Eastern Pennsylvania (suboffice)
Contact: Eric Kennel
Phone: 717/397-4757
E-mail: erick@lcfsinpa.org

Philadelphia
Lutheran Children and Family Services of Eastern Pennsylvania
Contact: Janet Panning
Phone: 215/747-7500
E-mail: janetp@lcfsinpa.org

South Carolina

Columbia
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas—Refugee Resettlement Program (suboffice)
Contact: Bedrija Jazic
Phone: 803/750-9917
E-mail: bedrija.jazic@lsfcarolinas.org

South Dakota

Sioux Falls
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
Contact: Donna Magnuson
Phone: 605/339-4601
E-mail: dmagnus@lsssd.org

Texas

Dallas
Refugee Services of Texas
Contact: Carol Roxburgh
Phone: 214/821-4422
E-mail: rstda@sbcglobal.net

Fort Worth
Refugee Services of Texas (suboffice)
Contact: Lee Abdi
Phone: 817/457-8110
E-mail: rstfw@sbcglobal.net

Houston
Refugee Services of Texas (suboffice)
Contact: Janice Jacobs
Phone: 713/644-6224
E-mail: rstho@sbcglobal.net

Virginia

Falls Church
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area
Contact: Larrie Warren
Phone: 703/698-5026
E-mail: warrenl@lssnca.org

Washington

Seattle
Lutheran Community Services Northwest (suboffice)
Contact: Jan Stephens
Phone: 206/694-5700
E-mail: jstephens@lcsnw.org

Vancouver
Lutheran Community Services Northwest (suboffice)
Contact: Salah Ansary
Phone: 360/694-5624
E-mail: mcsvancouver@lcsnw.org

Wisconsin

Milwaukee
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
Contact: Natasa Torbica
Phone: 414/281-4400
E-mail: ntorbica@lsswis.org

Wyoming

Casper
Lutheran Family Services of Colorado (suboffice)
Note: The Denver office is overseeing the Casper program while the suboffice is being established.
Contact: James Horan
Phone: 303/980-5400
E-mail: james.horan@lfsco.org

Page updated April 1, 2009.