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
  •        Early Start outreach services for families with children under  the age of three
  •        Citizenship preparation classes
  •        Resettlement (i.e. reception and placement of refugees from overseas)
  We gratefully acknowledge those who make our services possible:

  • Charter One
  • Church World Service (CWS)      
  • the City of Columbus       
  • the Dollar General Foundation   
  • Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)    
  • Franklin County Children Services       
  • Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services                
  • Franklin County Office on Aging        
  • the Harry C. Moores Foundation        
  • the Office of Refugee Resettlement        
  • the Ohio Attorney General’s Office            
  • the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund           
  • US Bank

  • the many individuals and organizations of the community whose donations of all
    kinds helped us carry out our mission.
Services