World Relief Chicagoland

We envision thriving, welcoming communities where families flourish, and people experience restorative relationships with God, their neighbors, themselves, and all creation. World Relief’s work in the United States, and in Chicagoland specifically, focuses on helping refugees and other immigrants in vulnerable situations rebuild their lives in a new country. For over 45 years, we’ve been welcoming immigrants and refugees across Chicagoland, starting with refugee resettlement in Chicago and DuPage County (1979), and later in Aurora (1999). Our staff reflect the World Relief vision with staff members from five continents that are fluent in 30+ languages. We work in close collaboration with local churches, community partners, and many volunteers to come alongside refugees and immigrants on their journey through cultural adjustment, belonging, and self-sufficiency in the United States.