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| Founded | 1939; 87 years ago (1939) |
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| Type | Non-governmental |
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| Legal status | Non-profit |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Region | United States |
President and CEO | Krish O'Mara Vignarajah |
| Affiliations | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Revenue | US$300 million (2017)[1] |
| Employees | 550 |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service |
Global Refuge, formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service,[2] is a non-profit organization that supportsrefugees andmigrants entering the United States. It is one of nine refugee resettlement agencies working with theOffice of Refugee Resettlement[3] and one of two that servesunaccompanied refugee minors.[4] Global Refuge also advocates for policies and practices relating toimmigration anddetention.[5][6]
As an organization, Global Refuge originates from the response of American Lutherans in 1939 to the needs of Europeans displaced because ofWorld War II,[7] but the roots of the organization reach back to the 1860s when theNew York Ministerium and thePennsylvania Ministerium joined together to help and protect Lutheran immigrants in the US.[8] Since then the organization's scope has expanded to include any refugees entering the US, support forasylum seekers[9] and migrants,[10][11] and services to unaccompanied children (UACs).
Global Refuge continues to be afaith-based organization and maintains collaborative relationships with theEvangelical Lutheran Church in America and theLatvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.[12]
As of 2019[update] the president and CEO isKrish O'Mara Vignarajah.[13]
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