Guide to organizations helping refugees
Arrive Ministries: 612-798-4332; arriveministries.org.
Catholic Charities, Twin Cities:
651-647-3100; cctwincities.org.
Catholic Charities, Winona: 1-507-454-2270; ccsomn.org.
International Institute of Minnesota: 651-647-0191; iimn.org.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota: 651-642-5990; lssmn.org.
Minnesota Council of Churches: 612-870-3600; mnchurches.org.
Direct Service Work
American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa: 763-270-5351; araha.org.
Center for Victims of Torture: 612-436-4800; cvt.org.
Madre (New York): 1-212-627-0444; madre.org.
UN Refugee Agency (Switzerland): 41-22-739-8111; unhcr.org.
UNICEF: 1-212-326-7000; unicef.org.
International Committee of the Red Cross (Switzerland): 41-22-734-60-01; icrc.org.
International Rescue Committee (New York): 1-212-551-3000; rescue.org.
Legal services and advocacy
Advocates for Human Rights: 612-341-3302; advrights.org.
International Refugee Assistance Project, Urban Justice Center (New York): refugeerights.org.
Immigrant Law Center: 651-641-1011; ilcm.org.
Global Rights for Women: 612-305-7683; grwomen.org.
CAIR-MN: 612-206-3360; cairmn.com.
Government
Minnesota Refugee Assistance: mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/seniors/services/refugee-assistance.
Culture organizations
Karen Organization of Minnesota: 651-788-7593; mnkaren.org.
Somali Museum: 612-234-1625; somalimuseum.org.
Iraqi American Reconciliation Project: 952-545-9981; reconciliationproject.org.
Twin Cities World Refugee Day: tcworldrefugeeday.org.
Sheila Regan
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