We Don’t Put Politics Before People
For more than 40 years, IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services) has welcomed refugee and immigrant families to Connecticut — meeting them at the airport, finding homes, enrolling kids in school, and helping parents learn English and find work.
We don’t put politics before people.
We choose people.
We choose our values.
At a time when policies are freezing green card applications, stalling asylum decisions, and throwing long-settled families into uncertainty, IRIS is staying focused on what matters: safety, stability, and real community for newcomers.
Your gift today helps protect families, keep them informed, and make sure they are not facing this moment alone.
Choose To Welcome
If you’ve ever wondered what you can do in the face of heartbreaking headlines, this is one concrete way to help.
By donating, sharing this campaign, or becoming a monthly supporter, you are sending a powerful message:
In this community, we choose people.
We choose compassion. We choose welcome.
As refugee resettlement is being systematically dismantled at the national level, your support can keep families from falling through the cracks. You can make sure children stay in school, that parents understand their rights and what they can do to protect their families, and help put food on the table of those whose benefits have been ripped away.
Thank you for standing with IRIS and those we serve- newcomers who are building their lives here and trying to survive at a time when the federal government is making it known that they are not wanted. Thank you for welcoming them. Thank you for standing up for the best values and ideals of our country. Your support means more than you know.