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All of our Refugee Services programs
are run in accord with our
Refugee Services Mission Statement:
Uniting communities in a welcoming
response to the world’s uprooted people |
LSG Refugee Services
Lutheran Services of Georgia resettles hundreds of refugees each year,
assisting them to make a smooth transition to life in the United States,
to achieve economic self-sufficiency, and to become socially integrated
into their new communities. Our Refugee Services programs also provide
supportive and supplemental services to the refugee community in
Atlanta, including refugees and asylees who were not resettled by LSG.
All programs are operated through our Atlanta office.
Our multicultural Refugee Services staff consists of 12 members who
between them speak a total of 12 languages. We assist refugees from
anywhere in the world without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, age,
or gender. We have resettled people from dozens of countries around the
world, including Bosnia, Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran,
Iraq, Laos, Liberia, Sierra Leone, the former Soviet Union, Somalia,
Sudan, Vietnam, the former Yugoslavia, Zaire, and Zambia. |
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We take responsibility for gathering resources, finding housing and
employment, and providing general cultural orientation to the refugees
that we resettle. Families or friends previously resettled by LSG
co-sponsor many of our refugees, with our assistance. Georgia families,
churches, and civic organizations co-sponsor other families. We also
accept refugees who do not have a pre-assigned co-sponsor.
LSG is one of 26 affiliate offices of the national voluntary agency,
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS), which assists refugees
through a cooperative agreement with the US Department of State.
To learn more about a program provided by LSG’s Refugee Services, please
select from the list below. Beneath the program list are additional
links to detailed information about how people become refugees, their
social and cultural backgrounds, the types of financial assistance that
they receive, and how you can make a difference in the lives of these
newcomers. |
