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IDAHO OFFICE
FOR REFUGEES
Mission
Statement
The Idaho
Office for
Refugees
works to
promote
mutual
understanding
between
refugees and
the larger
community by
sharing
information,
encouraging
social
interaction
and
developing
opportunities
for refugees
to
participate
in all
aspects of
community
life.
Role and
Responsibilities
The Idaho
Office for
Refugees (IOR)
has
statewide
responsibility
for the
provision of
assistance
and services
to
refugees. The
IOR is a
private
sector
initiative
established
in 1998 as
an
alternative
to the
traditional
State-administered
program. Under
a
cooperative
agreement
with the
Office of
Refugee
Resettlement
and funding
through
multiple
federal
grants, the
IOR
endeavors to
ease the
difficult
transition
refugees
experience
as they
adjust to
life in the
USA.
Our nation’s
historical
and moral
commitment
to provide
refuge and
safe haven
to
persecuted
people
informs the
work of the
IOR and
guides the
services
offered to
refugees by
our local
service
partners. Refugees
arrive in
Idaho from
many areas
of the
world,
forced to
flee their
native lands
because of
the
persecution
they have
endured on
account of
their
beliefs,
opinions or
ethnic
heritage. Once
newly
arriving
refugees
have been
resettled,
the IOR
provides
financial
assistance
and
distributes
federal
funds for
services
designed to
help these
new
Americans
become
economically
self-sufficient
and
integrated
into their
communities
as
productive,
contributing
members of
society.
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