Welcoming Our New Neighbors
Our Annual Fundraiser on November 17

We received over $19,000 in donations from our generous community, to support the Refugee & Immigrant Services Program (RISP)​.  Thank you!

Thanks also to our Event Sponsors!

St. George Greek Orthodox Church
St Mary’s Episcopal Church
Eugene Mennonite Church
First Presbyterian Church, Cottage Grove
Chuck Bader & Lois Safdie
Kilgren & White, LLC
Sanctuary Temple Beth Israel

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​Help Support Afghan Refugees
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Catholic Community Services of Lane County (CCS) has helped about 40 individuals from other countries settle in Lane County over the past five years.

CCS' Refugee and Immigrant Services Program (RISP) and the Refugee Resettlement Coalition (RRC) are preparing to welcome 12 Afghan refugees to Lane County in the month of October. We expect to learn of other Afghan individuals and families who plan to make Lane County their new home in the coming months.

If you would be able to provide housing for an individual or family, either short-term or longer term, in your home or in a separate unit, please let contact  contact the Refugee and Immigrant Services Program (RISP) at 541-345-3628 ext 339 or send an email to RISP@ccslc.org. Thank you! 

If you'd like to keep updated about the work of the RCC, including resettling of Afghan refugees, sign up here to receive our monthly newsletter.

Catholic Community Services, in partnership with the Refugee Resettlement Coalition, will provide case management services to Afghan refugees and other refugees who arrive in Lane County.  Financial donations from the community help support this work.  Click the button below to make a donation.
Being willing to help a refugee means so much, that you are taking time and making the effort.
I encourage you to help them feel like they are survivors, not victims. 
Don't mention the war; don't remind them of where they are now in their lives.
Just introduce yourself and be curious about them. 
Ask them questions about themselves as you would with anyone
who decided to move to your community, instead of having been forced to move. 
We seek a sense of normalcy, as well as a new start.
Nujeen Mustafa
Nujeen is a refugee who fled Syria in 2013 during the war and has resettled in Germany.
She was the keynote speaker at RRC's 2020 virtual annual fundraising event,

OUR MISSION
Mobilize the community to welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers, fostering their well-being and self-sufficiency.


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