We are thrilled to announce that Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) will now be known to the world & the people we serve as “Global Refuge.” 🌍🎉 New name, same mission. We invite you to learn more: globalrefuge.org/identity
Global Refuge
Non-profit Organizations
Baltimore, MD 15,098 followers
Welcoming newcomers since 1939. Formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refuge Service (LIRS)
About us
Welcoming newcomers since 1939 through advocacy, care, and empowerment. Formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS). We help people seeking safety from persecution in their home countries and reunite families torn apart by conflict. We resettle refugees. We protect vulnerable children who arrive alone in the United States. We advocate for compassion and justice for all migrants. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service is a champion for all uprooted people. Please join us as we make a difference in the lives of newcomers.
- Website
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http://www.globalrefuge.org
External link for Global Refuge
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Baltimore, MD
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1939
- Specialties
- Refugee Resettlement, Unaccompanied Minors, Detained Torture Survivors, Asylum Seekers, and immigration
Locations
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Primary
700 Light St
Baltimore, MD 21230, US
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122 C St NW #125
Washington, D.C. 20001, US
Employees at Global Refuge
Updates
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MYTH: Refugees and immigrants take American jobs. ❌ At Global Refuge, we know the truth: refugees and immigrants make the United States a better place. Join SR Program Officer for Employer Engagement, Molly Tidwell, to get the facts that combat this tired myth. ✔️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eizRCFdH
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Join our team in the work of welcome! Whether working face-to-face with newcomers or behind the scenes upholding standards of service, advocating for just policies, or providing technical and logistical support, Global Refuge staff members make a profound difference in the lives of refugees, immigrants, and the communities in which they live. 💼 globalrefuge.org/careers
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This week, President Biden officially signed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Presidential Determination on refugee admissions, maintaining the annual cap at 125,000 refugees. What is the Presidential Determination? The Refugee Act of 1980 requires that the President annually consults with Congress to assess the scope of global humanitarian disaster, sets a U.S. admissions goal based on global needs and congressional funding, and provides a pipeline for internationally displaced populations to lawfully enter the U.S. after extensive security screening and vetting processes. While the FY25 target remains the same for the fourth consecutive year, refugee arrivals in FY24 indicate promising progress for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), which had been gutted during the previous administration and has been undergoing major rebuilding and revitalization. “We commend the Biden administration for its steadfast efforts to rebuild the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program,” remarked Global Refuge President and CEO, Krish O'Mara Vignarajah. “Thanks to this administration’s commitment, these families have found safety, hope, and a sense of belonging in communities that are eager to embrace them as neighbors, friends, congregants, and co-workers.” “As we inch closer to the 2024 election, there is much uncertainty about the future of persecuted refugees’ ability to seek safety and freedom in the United States. Our sincere hope is to continue this country’s long bipartisan legacy of welcoming the most vulnerable and leading by the power of our example.” 📰 Read the full press release: https://bit.ly/3Y6YTD8
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ICYMI: The Global Refuge 2023 Annual Report is here! 🎉 2023 was, without question, the biggest year in Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service's (now Global Refuge's) history. As you’ll see in our 2023 Annual Report, not only did we grow our staff to an unprecedented team of over 600 people, we launched three major initiatives and massively expanded programming to serve more children and families than ever before. A thread of GRACE—Global Refuge for Advocacy, Care, and Empowerment—runs through everything we do, from our efforts to mobilize communities and congregations to welcome, to our distinctive continuum of care for unaccompanied children, to our innovative refugee and immigrant mental health services. We’re so proud of what we’ve accomplished and excited for what’s ahead—and we know that we can’t do it without you. We hope you enjoy following the thread of GRACE through the programs and stories shared in this report! 📰🔗: https://lnkd.in/ebUcmsN3
Global Refuge 2023 Annual Report
2023.globalrefuge.org
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Global Refuge: Fostering A World of Just and Welcoming Communities Thursday, October 10 / 5:30–7:30 Join Viewpoints at The Center Club for a candid conversation with Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, CEO of Global Refuge. Hear the conversation and ask your questions during the Q&A session. This event is open to the public. Member Registration: https://lnkd.in/eeGunhGb Non-member Registration: https://lnkd.in/eV9XTeZQ #Immigration #AsylumSeekers #BaltimoreCommunity #BaltimoreEconomy
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Help families impacted by Hurricane Helene! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4eG7Pos Hurricane Helene has slammed into Florida's coast, bringing life-threatening storm surges, dangerous wind gusts, and power outages. We have seen storms like this leave families we serve without their homes, jobs, and possessions. And sadly, for these vulnerable families, government support is not always immediately available. Your generosity can help meet the following urgent needs: ☑️ Purchase food and clean drinking water. ☑️ Replace clothing, supplies, and necessities like diapers. ☑️ Repair storm-damaged homes. ☑️ Pay for temporary housing. Your support will help us invest in areas of greatest needs for our partners and for the families we serve directly. Please give today! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4eG7Pos
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MYTH: Refugees and immigrants are voting illegally and will change voting patterns in the United States. ❌ To get the facts, join Global Refuge President and CEO, Krish O'Mara Vignarajah. ✔️ Disinformation and hateful rhetoric about immigrants and refugees are everywhere. Don’t believe what you read in the comments. Get the facts. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eizRCFdH
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Thank you Lever for Change for spotlighting our economic empowerment initiatives! We’re honored to be in the company of so many impactful organizations working towards the UN Sustainable Development goals. At Global Refuge, we have seen the power of meaningful employment in the lives of newcomers… but the advantages don’t stop there. Hiring newcomers fills a critical need in the American workforce and creates a diverse, adaptable labor pool with greater capacity for innovation and global perspective. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dZ9E2dNd
⏰ The moment is NOW! 🎉 🌟 Today’s “SDG Moment” at the 79th UN General Assembly (#UNGA79) focuses on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and at Lever for Change, we have been working with some incredible organizations dedicated to achieving them. Take a look at this curated list of highly-rated solutions across Lever for Change challenges that third-party evaluators identified as exceptional drivers of the SDGs: https://lnkd.in/eHm9PK_e 🎯 From eradicating poverty to promoting gender equality, these bold solutions answer the call for peace, prosperity, progress, and sustainability for all! 🙌 Together, let's support these impactful organizations and drive meaningful change. 🌍💙 Indus Action, Intertribal Agriculture Council, Babies and Mothers Alive, OneSky, Landesa, Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience, New Energy Nexus, Global Refuge, Solar United Neighbors, Family Values @ Work, Delta Institute, Indian Law Resource Center, Project ECHO
United Nations Sustainability Goals: 2024 Curated Collection
leverforchange.org
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TODAY at 3PM ET: Join us for a webinar on climate displacement geared towards faith communities! We'll discuss how climate change contributes to global displacement and how those displaced by climate are being supported in the U.S. by organizations like Global Refuge. Along with sharing more about the impact of climate on migration, Global Refuge's Vice President for Resettlement and Integration Services, Megan Bracy, will present on the services we provide for new arrivals. Register here: https://bit.ly/4e9UXqF #ClimateWeek