Here are some networks and some resettlement agencies or
VOLAGs (voluntary agencies).
Immigration and
Refugee Services of America (IRSA):
is the nation's oldest and largest non-sectarian network of
nonprofit organizations serving immigrants, refugees, and
other foreign-born people worldwide.
http://206.239.219.35/meet_amer/
InterAction:
is the nation's largest coalition of relief, development and
refugee agencies. 159 member organizations have headquarters
in 24 states, and millions of supporters n:ationwide.
http://www.interaction.org
Some VOLAGs:
American Fund for Czechoslovak Relief, Inc.
1776 Broadway, # 2105
New York, NY 10019-2002
tel.: 212-265-1919
fax: 212-765-3867
Church
World Service
475 Riverside Drive, Room 678
New York, NY 10115
tel: 212- 870-2257
fax: 212- 870-3523
http://www.churchworldservice.org/index.html
International
Rescue Committee
122 East 42nd Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10168-1289 USA
tel: 212- 551-3000
fax: 212- 551-3180
affil: InterAction, Alliance, USAID
http://www.theirc.org/index.cfm?
Lutheran Immigration and
Refugee Service
700 Light Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
tel: 410-230-2700
fax: 410-230-2890
http://www.lirs.org
National Conference of
Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference
3211 4th Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20017-1194
tel: 202- 541-3000
http://www.usccb.org/mrs
World Relief Refugee Service International
Headquarters
P.O. Box WRC, Wheaton, IL 60189-8004
tel: 708-665-0235
fax: 708-653-8023
http://www.wr.org
©Jacquelyn
Coughlan, November 2004
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