Helping refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut’s communities.
Affiliated with Church World Service
& Episcopal Migration Ministries
Please Help Us
With Your Financial Donation
Refugees are glad to be here, but they enter a world of poverty.
That’s why your financial support is so important. IRIS needs your contributions to place refugees in decent housing, teach them English, find them good jobs, and help their children catch up in school. Donations also help us provide legal assistance, stock our food pantry, set up healthcare appointments and show refugees how to navigate our healthcare system. Your tax-deductible gift will ensure these new families have the resources and support to adjust to their new homes and become contributing members in their new communities.
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If you prefer, please send your check to:
IRIS – Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
235 Nicoll Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Blue State Coffee is currently donating a portion of their proceeds to IRIS.
Customers at Blue State Coffee in New Haven have chosen IRIS as one of four causes they will support for the next two fiscal quarters! Blue State donates 5% of sales to local, progressive causes voted on by the community. With every purchase, customers can cast a vote for IRIS. At the end of two quarters Blue State’s contribution will be divided proportionally among the four causes.
Please visit Blue State and show your support for IRIS:
84 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 (203) 764-2632
Learn more at www.bluestatecoffee.com >
$10K Housing Fundraising Challenge a Great Success.
This past winter, our most challenging task was finding Refugees decent affordable housing! Our goal was to help refugees find jobs and achieve self-sufficiency as soon as possible. But in this economy, for many of our clients, that goal has been difficult to reach. The goal was for a congregation — along with nine others — to each pledge $500 (for a total of $5,000), and IRIS would find ten additional congregations to match their pledges with $500 each.The donations would then be doubled and raise $10,000 by Thanksgiving.
Learn more about how your generosity helped >
Please support our Mid-Year Appeal!
“You can always add a cup of water to the soup.” That’s what our parents used to say about the obligation to share even when resources were limited. Today, your generosity keeps that spirit alive.
Learn more about how you can help >
Please remember IRIS in your estate planning. What better legacy than one of hope for families seeking a new life in our state? Contact Chris George at IRIS 203-562-2095 or cgeorge@irisct.org for details.
