HELP SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY

Our dream is to help support as many asylum seeking refugees, and other displaced migrants in our community as we can. Please help out our community and donate to our dream.

OUR MISSION

“Bloomington Refugee Support Network is here to serve, with our partnerships, the refugees, asylum seekers, dreamers and other immigrants around Indiana and Globally.”

We are a volunteer network of individuals and organizations (faith groups, NGO’s, government offices, MCCSC, and IU departments/programs/offices).

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WHAT WE DO

We aim to educate our community and others on the needs of refugees and asylum seekers both locally and globally.

This research is used by local and Indiana resettlement agencies, the refugees, asylum seekers, other immigrants, local NGO’s, and the volunteers.

Working with SVDP home visits; vouchers; interpreters, drivers, anthropologists, finding work, finding apartments, receiving needed goods in addition to food (such as furniture, household appliances, personal supplies, clothing, medical and mental health care, acclimation). We have 15 trained coordinators (2 assigned to each family) to assist with obtaining the resources; the Coordinators receive additional drivers, interpreters, etc. when needed; we provide funds for legal help, including related expenses (travel and accommodations to Indy and Chicago for court appearances, and application fees) and for other needs, on a case-by-case basis.

We want to advocate for increased U.S. refugee resettlement, including Bloomington resettlement, for adequate funding for refugee resettlement, for private sponsorship for resettlement, and for support of asylum seekers, Dreamers, and other immigrants.

For refugees and resettlement agencies, locally, in Indiana, and globally, and for local asylum seekers, Dreamers, and other immigrants.

We want to bring awareness to our community and the world about refugee resettlement and support for asylum seekers, Dreamers, and other immigrants.

Our History