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In 2008, LSI started Muscatine Community Refugee Services in response to a community need. Nearly 80 former refugees are enrolled with the program from countries such as Liberia, Sudan and Mauritania. Most are secondary migrants to Muscatine, moving there after initially being resettled elsewhere in the United States.
With your help as volunteers and mentors, Muscatine Refugee Community Services provides assistance with computer skills, financial planning, literacy, navigating school or legal systems, cultural interpretation and other areas of need.
Mentors are matched with a client to assist with individual needs and provide support. This friendship is vital in helping refugees feel welcome and integrated into the community.
Contact Refugee Services
Statewide contact:
Jill Stuecker at 515-271-7418
jill.stuecker@lsiowa.org
Muscatine contact:
Sarah Ott at 563-263-5170
sarah.ott@lsiowa.org
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