Wisconsin Blog

After an EF-3 tornado tore through Wisconsin’s Fox Valley, refugee families faced renewed displacement and urgent needs. In the days that followed, churches, community partners and World Relief Wisconsin came together to provide practical support and temporary housing.

In partnership with churches, community organizations and generous supporters like you, we continued to walk alongside refugees as they rebuilt their lives here in Wisconsin in 2025. Check out our 2025 annual report.

Throughout June, in honor of Refugee Awareness Month, World Relief Wisconsin is collecting letters and care packages to be distributed to refugees in our communities, to help them believe in more belonging. 

In recent months, increased immigration enforcement activity has brought new uncertainty into the lives of refugee and immigrant families across our communities.
In response, World Relief Wisconsin has taken intentional steps to help families prepare for what may come, while remaining rooted in dignity and relationship.

Mark Hull, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, shares how God’s call to serve overseas with World Relief changed the trajectory of his life.

Refugees in the U.S. fear the escalation in immigration activities that has gripped Minnesota — an escalation that has targeted lawfully present refugees. Learn more about these refugee detentions.