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Name of the Organization
Integrated Refugee & Immigration Services
Contact Person
Gabrielle Joyce
Contact phone
203 562 2095
E-mail
info@irisct.org
Website
http://irisct.org
Interest
Youth, Food Assistance, Energy Assistance, Housing Assistance, Shelter, Health, Education, Advocacy
Description Interest
IRIS — Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services is a program of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut and is the local affiliate of Episcopal Migration Ministries and the Immigration and Refugee Program of Church World Service.

IRIS resettles approximately 200 refugees each year. IRIS also provides some services to asylees and other immigrants. Currently, over half of IRIS’s refugee clients come from Iraq. Others come from Afghanistan, Congo, Cuba, Ethiopia, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, and other countries.

IRIS's Blog

IRIS- Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services: Urgent Appeal for Apartments and Beds

Posted on September 12, 2011 at 10:00am 0 Comments

Refugees arriving this week need Two 2-Bedroom Apartments and Seven single Beds
 
We are welcoming two refugee families this Thursday, September 15th.  One is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a single mother with four young children.  And one is from Liberia:  four daughters (17, 10, and 6 year old twins)  reuniting with their father who has lived here since 2005.
 
As always, we want to give our newest…
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