Mission
REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SERVICES & EDUCATION (RAISE) SEEKS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES AND BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY THAT BREAKS THE BARRIERS OF PEOPLE GROUPS AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT SERVICES & EDUCATION (RAISE) SEEKS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES AND BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY THAT BREAKS THE BARRIERS OF PEOPLE GROUPS AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. RAISE PROVIDES JOPLIN AREA REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE UNITED STATES. RAISE PROVIDES RESETTLEMENT SERVICES FOR REFUGEES IN THE JOPLIN MO METRO AREA, CARE PARTNER NETWORK FACILITATION IN MCDONALD AND NEWTON COUNTIES IN MISSOURI, AND REFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR EXISTING REFUGEES AND NEWLY ARRIVING REFUGEES IN SW MISSOURI.