Resettlement Committee
Building and promoting programmatic excellence for refugee resettlement
About the Resettlement Committee
The Resettlement Committee – and its two subcommittees focused on pre- and post- arrival services – is led by staff from the eight national resettlement agencies (now referred to by the federal government as IRPs, or Initial Resettlement Providers). US refugee resettlement hinges on a public-private partnership, where the US government contracts with the eight national non-profit organizations approved for refugee resettlement to provide critical services to refugees to be resettled in the US.
The national resettlement agencies include:
- Catholic Charities USA
- Church World Service
- Ethiopian Community Development Council
- Global Refuge (formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service)
- HIAS
- International Rescue Committee
- US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
- World Relief
The Resettlement Committee is the historic heart of RCUSA’s work, providing an otherwise inaccessible opportunity for resettlement agencies to share best practices, programmatic developments, and coordinate for meaningful policy change.
Resources
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US Refugee Admissions Program Explainer
The US has the largest refugee settlement program in the world, with 3 million refugees resettled since 1975. RCUSA member HIAS provides a fundamental overview of the program and its essential impact.
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Innovative Housing Solutions Spotlights
As the challenges of finding safe, affordable housing for newcomers arriving in the United States have grown during the past few years, so too have the number and variety of housing innovations. Neighbors, friends, faith groups, towns, and cities have come together in inspiring and innovative ways to ideate, plan, fundraise, and create housing for some of the most vulnerable newcomers. Here are a few of the most inspiring stories.
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Supporting Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement
Supporting Higher Education in Refugee Resettlement (SHERR) builds the capacity of higher education institutions across the U.S. to support refugee resettlement with the aim to improve newcomers’ experiences and outcomes upon their arrival into the United States.
