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Refugee families that have fled war and persecution are now living in fear in the U.S. — fear of separation, homelessness, hunger, and of being sent back to the very situations they fled. Hundreds of thousands of welcomed refugees, including over 17,000 served by World Relief, were told they now have to undergo a re-interview.
Due process is glaringly missing. Instead, refugees are being deceived, detained and held in captivity for a re-interview. The need to speak up and help is urgent.
Together with you, World Relief is boldly responding, inspired by the audacious belief that human flourishing is possible — even in the midst of crisis.
Will you join us in coming alongside refugees in our community in their greatest hour of need?
Act now to help refugee families in the US stay, and to stay together.
Donate to provide emergency rental assistance, food support, flexible cash assistance and psychological care.
Food Insecurity
Many families are afraid to leave their homes and need food provided for them in this crisis time.
$50/mo over a year can ensure a refugee family does not go hungry.
Immigration Status Uncertainty Amidst Increased Enforcement
Families are facing a complex legal system without a guarantee of due process.
$100/mo over a year delivers trusted and compassionate legal guidance to 12 immigrants, giving them clarity and hope in a complex system.
Dismantled Support Pathways
While agencies are closing their doors, we are equipping churches and volunteers to come alongside families to support.
$208 a month trains and mobilizes a Good Neighbor Team to walk alongside refugee and immigrant families, helping them rebuild their lives and find belonging.
Respond alongside our immigrant neighbors in this critical moment.
$25
provides safe transportation so an immigrant can access work, school or medical care.
$100
trains and mobilizes a volunteer to connect refugees and immigrants to community and opportunity in the U.S.
$1000
can partially furnish a refugee family’s new home, including beds, tables and living room furniture
For over 80 years, across 100 countries we’ve been coming alongside families displaced by violence, poverty and injustice – both in the U.S. and across the world. We operate with interconnected solutions and wrap-around care that has true power to create change that lasts.
Together with you, we have seen our communities flourish in Chicagoland:
Welcomed over 20,000 refugees and supported over 60,000 other immigrants since 1979
Recruited 1,500 volunteers to be the hands and feet of Jesus last year
Last year, received needed in-kind goods and services valuing over $1,000,000
At World Relief, we’ve welcomed, advocated for and helped integrate over 500,000 forcibly displaced immigrants to communities all across our nation, including here in Chicagoland since 1979. And we’ve done so with the help of bold and compassionate women and men just like you.
Together, we can make Chicagoland one of the most welcoming communities on the planet. Will you join us?
Seeing what World Relief was doing, I thought — thank God something is happening. There is still goodness in the world. World Relief is changing lives.
Kristen Willerer
Donor
I don’t know what we would have done without [our caseworker]. Before we got to World Relief, it felt like no one cared.
Olga
Daughter of Ukranian Refugee
The latest news from World Relief Chicagoland
Planting Faith, Sharing Hope: From New Beginnings to Global Impact
One day in 2007, shortly after arriving in Aurora as refugees from Burma, Pastor Manar Chai found his wife standing in the doorway, crying. Though grateful to be in the U.S., the early months were marked by isolation, bitter cold, and long walks to the grocery store without a car or community. “Sometimes it was so hard,” he recalls, “we thought, ‘Just send me back to Burma.’”
The Joy We Seek
From late-night shifts to early-morning classes, my students show what hope in action looks like. Their stories of courage and perseverance remind me that restoration is possible — even in the most unexpected places.
The Hope We Have
As families seek refuge from danger and uncertainty, we have the opportunity to embody Christ’s call to welcome the stranger. Your support sustains this work of hope, healing, and hospitality. Together, we can be the light that guides families forward.