New name.
Same mission.
LIRS is now Global Refuge.
Welcoming newcomers since 1939.
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Safe Release Support Partners
Global Refuge works with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Division of Children’s Services (ORR/DCS) to promote the safety and well-being of unaccompanied children in the United States. We serve children and their families through our network community-based approach built on the strengths, assets, and leadership of our local partners in targeted communities.
Global Refuge local partners provide Safe Release Services in the following locations:
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Alabama
Inspiritus (Birmingham)
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Arizona
Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (Phoenix, Tucson)
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California
St. Ferdinand’s Outreach Center (San Fernando)
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California
The Women’s Building (San Francisco)
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California
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles
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Colorado
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains (Denver, Colorado Springs, Greeley)
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Delaware
Catholic Charities of Wilmington (Dover)
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Florida
Lutheran Services Florida (Tampa, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, Orlando, Miami)
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Georgia
Inspiritus (Decatur/Atlanta, Savannah)
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Iowa
Lutheran Services of Iowa (Sioux City, Des Moines, Waterloo)
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Kansas
Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas (Garden City)
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Kentucky
Catholic Charities of Louisville
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Louisiana
Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge
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Maryland
Associated Catholic Charities of MD (Baltimore)
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Maryland
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (Hyattsville)
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Massachusetts
Kennedy-Donovan Center (New Bedford)
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Massachusetts
Ascentria (Boston)
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Michigan
Samaritas (Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Troy)
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Minnesota
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (Minneapolis, St. Cloud)
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Missouri
Jewish Vocational Services (Kansas City)
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Nebraska
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (Omaha, Grand Island, Lexington)
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New Jersey
Bethany Christian Services (Fairlawn)
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New Jersey
Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Newark
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New York
Lutheran Social Services New York (Long Island, Midtown NYC, Bronx)
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North Carolina
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy (Charlotte)
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North and South Carolina
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas (Raleigh, Columbia)
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Ohio
Catholic Charities SW Ohio (Cincinnati)
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Pennsylvania
Bethany Christian Services (Allentown, Lancaster, Jenkintown/Philadelphia, Wexford)
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Tennessee
Catholic Charities of Tennessee (Nashville, Columbia, Tullahoma)
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Tennessee
Inspiritus (Nashville)
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Tennessee
Community Legal Center (Memphis)
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Texas
Catholic Charities Galveston-Houston
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Texas
Global Refuge Field Office (San Antonio)
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Texas
Mosaic Family Services (Dallas)
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Utah
Lutheran Family Services of Rocky Mountains (Salt Lake City)
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Virginia
enCircle (Richmond, Charlottesville, Winchester)
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Virginia
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (Fairfax, Woodbridge/Dale City)
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Virginia
Northern Virginia Family Services (Falls Church)
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Washington (state)
Lutheran Community Services Northwest (SeaTac)
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