Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) is a national faith-based organization with a 75-year history, a budget of approximately $58 million per year, and over 100 headquarters staff. For several decades the organization has received the vast majority of its funding from the federal government and has developed a widely-recognized expertise in implementing federal programs on behalf of refugees and migrants living within the borders of the United States. Working with and through partners across the country, LIRS resettles refugees, reunites children with their families or provides loving homes for them, conducts policy advocacy, and pursues humanitarian alternatives to the immigration detention system. Mission:?Vision All migrants and refugees are protected, embraced and empowered in a world of just and welcoming communities. Mission Witnessing to God?s love for all people, we stand with and advocate for migrants and refugees, transforming communities through ministries of service and justice.