Giving to the Idaho Office for Refugees supports our programs that help refugees and receiving communities connect and thrive. Click here to donate, and see below to learn more about each program: 

• English Language Center
• Global Talent
• Global Gardens
  • Become a CSA member
• Refugee Speakers Bureau

Volunteer with IOR:

• English Language Center weekly activities 
• Global Talent employer/mentor.
  • To learn more about volunteering to do mock interviews at our upcoming career summit on Aug. 18 in Boise, please email Arbay.

​Help with Housing: If you would like to explore renting out a room or property that you own in the Boise or Twin Falls areas, please sign up through the local House Your Neighbor initiative. You can also donate toward housing needs and become a co-signer.

Become a sponsor: Provide financial support and a pathway to resettlement for a refugee family or individual.

• Sign up to create a certified sponsor circle to support new Afghan neighbors: www.sponsorcircles.org
• Apply through Uniting for Ukraine to sponsor refugees displaced by the war in Ukraine
• Interested sponsors can find support, guidance and a nationwide community through the Refugee Welcome Collective.
• See CORE's Cultural Orientation Toolkit for community partners and sponsors.
• Visit the new Welcome Connect platform, which matches interested U.S. sponsors with displaced Ukrainians. 

Resettlement Agencies
There are lots of ways to volunteer in Boise and Twin Falls. You might be able to help teach English, set up apartments, or sponsor a family as they get acclimated to Idaho. Can’t volunteer? Donations go directly to family support!

Boise
Agency for New Americans 
​208-338-0033 ext. 0161

• Amazon Wish List of Needed Items
• Volunteer Application​

International Rescue Committee - Boise
208-344-1792

• ​Amazon Wish List of Needed Items
• Volunteer Application
• Apply to be an Interpreter: Click here

 
Twin Falls
College of Southern Idaho Refugee Center
208-736-2166

For more volunteer opportunities contact the organizations listed on our Partner Agency page.

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Support Our Partners

Idaho Alliance for Ukrainian Immigrants & Refugees
Connects Ukrainian refugees with access to services, including education, transportation, documentation, housing and benefits

Location: Ukrainian Welcome Center,
304 16th Ave. North, Nampa, ID 83687
Phone: 208-861-9980
Email: IdahoAllianceforUkraine@gmail.com

• Donate
• Get Involved
• Schedule of Services
• Attend a Community Dinner, 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays

Catholic Charities of Idaho
A community resettlement partnership welcoming Afghan refugees to Pocatello. 

Pocatello Location Phone: 208-881-0740

• Give, donate & connect

Glocal Community Partners
Provides English classes and community connections for refugee populations in the Treasure Valley. 

• Contact Form
• Volunteer Training
• Donate
• Furniture & Household Good Donations

Neighbors United
A Boise-based collaborative working together on solutions and best practices related to housing, education, health, transportation and jobs. 

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Learn More

The more you know, the more you can help!

Read the publications listed on our Information & Resources page and visit other refugee-related sites such as:

• www.unrefugees.org 
• www.refugees.org

Welcome our newest neighbors by spreading Idaho’s community spirit!