Refugee Resettlement Services

Offered By
Refugee and Immigration Services

Refugee resettlement is the service that the Refugee and Immigration Services of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond has been engaged in for the longest period of time. We have been successfully introducing refugees as newcomers into the welcoming communities of Southern, Eastern, and Western Virginia since RIS was first created many years ago.

How RIS Helps Refugees Achieve Early Self-Sufficiency

With offices in Richmond, Roanoke, and Hampton, Refugee and Immigration Services has resettled over 14,400 refugees from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Ukraine, Somalia, Cuba, Haiti, Iraq, Bosnia, Congo, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Afghanistan, Burundi, and Colombia.

Refugee and Immigration Services welcomes the stranger and enables those escaping persecution to begin new lives with dignity through early self-sufficiency. The agency strives to foster a community climate of acceptance for persons of different cultures.

Refugee Resettlement Services

Refugee and Immigration Services provides comprehensive refugee resettlement services including:

• Reception and Placement Services
• Support Services
• Orientation to U.S. laws, customs, and institutions
• Intensive case management to ensure all initial needs are met including: resource development, transportation, interpretation, and advocacy
• Early employment placement assistance
• English language instruction (ESL)
• School liaison services
• Prevention services for refugee youth and families
• Community Education
• Youth Services

RIS Resettles Refugees

Refugee and Immigration Services has been resettling refugees from all over the globe into Virginian communities for over thirty years.