World Relief
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Community
- Faith-Based
- Immigrants & Refugees
Location
420 Winton Road N. Rochester NY 14610rochester, NY 14610 United StatesWebsite:
https://worldrelief.org/western-ny/
Organization Information
Mission Statement
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization whose mission is to empower the local church to serve the most vulnerable. We aim to tackle the world’s greatest problems with holistic, locally-driven solutions that lead to lasting change -- whether in response to disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression or mass displacement and immigration. World Relief’s work in the United States, specifically, focuses on helping refugees and other immigrants in vulnerable situations rebuild their lives in a new country.
Description
At World Relief Western NY, we come alongside refugees and other immigrants in vulnerable situations as they rebuild their lives in the United States. Rochester, NY has a long history of involvement in the resettlement of refugees under the United States Refugee Admissions Program, with over 16,000 refugees coming to WNY since 2002.