Refugee Resettlement

Over the years the Kirk has sponsored refugee families from Poland, Rumania, Ethiopia and Bosnia. The church provides temporary financial support to families on their arrival, as well as assistance with immigration paperwork, job and housing searches, child care, driver’s licenses, school enrollment, medical needs, language skills, and many other aspects of settling into life in a new country and community.

Many cherished friendships have developed between Kirk members and refugees. Volunteers can help by hosting new families in their homes while permanent housing is sought, providing transportation, donating cars and household goods, and helping with any of the other needs listed above.