Tell your representatives to reclaim their role in refugee admissions and enshrine America’s commitment to refugees in law.
You can do what the federal government won’t: fund resettlement. Help a local office to keep their doors open and their lights on.
Democratic strongholds are already home to robust refugee supporters. However, we need advocates to prioritize GRACE to get a floor across the finish line. Oregon Needs a Refugee Floor The oldest resettlement agency in Oregon—welcoming those in search of refuge...
Two of Oregon’s six resettlement offices will be unable to resettle refugees next year.
Declines in arrivals and federal funding have forced the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops–which oversees 60 of U.S.’s 360 resettlement offices–to withdraw from the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Catholic Charities of Oregon and Catholic Charities Lane County are two of those offices.
Donating to these offices can help position this office to resume resettlement should the federal landscape change.
To change the federal landscape, contact your representatives.
Oregonians deserves a Refugee Program they can rely on.
Refugees do too.