Mission CRIS’ mission is to help refugees and immigrants reach and sustain self- sufficiency and achieve successful integration into the Central Ohio community.
CRIS offers the services that refugees and other immigrants identify as those they want and need most. We currently provide:
Acculturation services
Case management services
Employment services
English language instruction
Immigration legal services
Interpretation and translation services
Outreach services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) populations:
victims of crimes
older adult refugees and immigrants
youth at risk for dropping out of school before graduation
Early Start outreach services for families with children under the age of three
victims of trafficking
Parenting skills classes
Citizenship preparation classes
Resettlement (i.e. reception and placement of refugees from overseas)
We gratefully acknowledge those who make our services possible:
