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Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS)

Cause Area

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
  • Community
  • Immigrants & Refugees
  • International

Location

25 Main StreetHartford, CT 06106 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS) is a non-profit agency whose mission is to help refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, strengthen hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut’s communities. Welcoming persecuted people from other countries is America’s most noble tradition. IRIS helps newcomers on the road to self-sufficiency by providing lifesaving support during their transition to life in the United States.

Description

IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, Inc. (www.irisct.org) is a dynamic refugee resettlement agency with offices in New Haven and Hartford, CT. IRIS serves people from all over the world who have fled persecution in their home countries to start new lives and become self-sufficient, contributing members of their new communities. While IRIS has traditionally focused on helping refugees, it is increasingly serving our undocumented neighbors and other immigrants as well. IRIS provides assistance with health, education, employment, housing and much more.

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