Although refugees and other vulnerable immigrants typically have the survival skills, talents and burning desire for a better life that have helped build our country, they may arrive here in a crisis. Many of them have a desperate need for temporary housing, transportation, medical care, counseling, language skills or job training.

LIRS donors allow us to provide the stopgap assistance that makes a vital difference and support ongoing programs that help newcomers make their way as they put down new roots and reach for new opportunities throughout our country. Your gift can be in the name of someone you care about and targeted to the pressing needs you care about most.

Volunteers across the country are the hands, feet and heart of our mission as they work with LIRS resettlement affiliates, congregations and other LIRS partner networks.

And LIRS is very grateful for the partnership of Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC), a year-long domestic service program, which has provided us with a number of fine volunteers over the years. Currently, LIRS is privileged to have three LVCers on staff—two in our Baltimore office, serving in our External Relationships and Policy and Advocacy departments, and one in our Washington, D.C., Legislative Affairs office.

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Page updated November 7, 2008.