Refugee and Immigration Services
Providing help, hope and hospitality to displaced families
Providing Help, Hope and Hospitality to Displaced Families
As one of the largest resettlement agencies in Kansas, every year Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas assists with the relocation of hundreds of refugees who are forced to leave their homeland due to persecution.
In addition to providing refugees with support, community and education, we work with low-income foreign-born individuals by providing professional immigration legal services.
Every day, our Refugee and Immigration team helps to give everyone in northeast Kansas hope for the future.
Who are refugees?
Imagine being forced to leave your home, your country, your friends, and your family—often with little notice and very few belongings—due to persecution, war or other violence.
Refugees have a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Wars and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are the leading reasons why refugees flee their countries and are unable to return home.
Many refugees who are resettled in Kansas have spent years displaced from their homes, unable to work towards a stable future. We are here to provide social and emotional support which respects their human dignity and inspires hope. Many of our refugee families are from Afghanistan, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, People’s Republic of Myanmar, Syria, Venezuela and Ukraine. They now happily call Kansas home.
Making a Difference
Our many Refugee services include case management, English language classes, citizenship preparation and employment support. These services help our new neighbors integrate into the community and start new lives for their families.
343 Refugees Welcomed
Last fiscal year, 343 refugees were welcomed and received services to help them successfully settle into their new country including employment support, financial education, medical screenings, English language classes and citizenship preparation.
Our Services
We offer a wide range of services designed to welcome refugees to our community.
Our services may include programs and events not listed here.
Program Categories
Education & Literacy
Support Services and Case Management for Refugees
Refugee Employment Services
Additional Programs and Services
Ongoing Case Management for Refugees
Digital Navigation Services
English Language Classes
Refugee Financial Education
La Luz Immigration Clinic
Inspiring Stories of Hope
Watch our featured videos about our Refugee & Immigration services to learn more about the resilient individuals and families we serve, and the staff and volunteers who help make it possible.
Volunteer With Us
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas’ Refugee & Immigration Services rely on dedicated volunteers to provide support to our neighbors from across the world. Our wide range of volunteer opportunities includes tutoring Citizenship classes, furnishing apartments for newly arrived families, providing English literacy practice, and much more.
Thank you for helping to make northeast Kansas a welcoming, supportive home for refugee families!
Support Our Program
Click the button below to donate directly to our Refugee & Immigration services. We welcome both financial donations and donations of most-needed items. Click here to donate to our other programs.
Our Refugee & Immigration team may be hiring! Check out the Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Careers page.
Hope Stories and Blog Posts about Refugee & Immigration
An Exciting Enrichment Program for Refugee Children
Every summer Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas hosts a summer camp to support our newest refugee students and their successful transition into the U.S. school
Digital Navigation: A Journey of Learning, Sharing & Belonging
A recent field trip for Digital Navigation program clients had a profound impact on a group of Afghan women. These brave women, now learning computers
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To learn more about the programs and services offered by our Refugee and Immigration Services, call: 913.621.1504.
