Many of the services are specific to refugees, while other services are also available to immigrants. Refugees have been forced to flee their homeland because of war and persecution and are brought to the United States for safety.
Immigrants come to the United States by choice and sometimes for the same reasons as refugees.
LSS provides three distinct areas of service within the Refugee and Immigration Program. Services specific to refugees Services available to immigrants Services available to the community through the use of interpreters LSS Refugee and Immigration Programs serve families who have faced tremendous hardships and have overcome extreme obstacles. They hang on to the hope of finding a safe home and a better tomorrow. LSS strives to provide that second chance in which people can again feel the fullness of life. Refugees are people who have been forced to flee from their home country because of a well-founded fear of persecution.