Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (IRIS) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help refugees and other displaced people establish new lives, strengthen hope, dare to dream, and contribute to the vitality of communities in Connecticut and across the country. We also provide support to Americans who are sponsoring refugees for resettlement.
IRIS provides basic needs on arrival including housing, furniture, groceries and household goods.
Through career counseling, job skills training, and outreach to employers, IRIS helps clients prepare for, start, and succeed in jobs.
IRIS schedules and accompanies clients to medical appointments and helps clients learn to navigate the system independently.
Our legal team reunites families from overseas, helps refugees obtain U.S. citizenship and offers representation to people seeking asylum.
IRIS enrolls children in school and provides them with tutoring as well as daily English classes for adults. In addition, robust summer learning and higher education programs help our families reach their fullest potential.
Case managers help families reach self-sufficiency, as well as provide intensive case management and counseling support to refugees with the greatest needs.
October 3rd at 2:30 PM
Fair Haven Community Health Care
374 Grand Ave New Haven, CT 06513
We invite you to join us for a roundtable discussion with the “Nuns on a Bus”, as well as Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, local legislation and community partners. The roundtable discussion will focus on immigration and how FHCHC is supporting immigrants coming to Connecticut and more specifically, New Haven. “Nuns on the Bus” is a social justice campaign initiated by a group of Catholic nuns in the United States. Launched by the Catholic social justice organization NETWORK, the campaign involves nuns traveling across the country on a bus to advocate for issues such as economic justice, healthcare access, immigration reform, and the need for a more compassionate society. FHCHC is one of two stops in CT. REGISTER HERE