Migration and Refugee Services

Pathways to self-sufficiency and integration

Migration & Refugee Services (MRS) of CCS - Tucson provides resettlement services to welcome refugees into their new lives and community. The services include case management, links to employment, job readiness training for adults, transportation, housing, short-term financial assistance, English as Second Language class for adults, and school registration for children.

In cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the Arizona Office of Refugee Resettlement, MRS welcomes families who have legally entered the United States and have escaped persecution in their home countries. Over the past 40 years, refugees from Southeast Asia, Bosnia, the Middle East, and Africa have successfully relocated to Tucson and taken advantage of the opportunity to work and raise family in a safe and caring community.

MRS is an affiliate of United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. To find out more about the refugee situation worldwide, visit their website

Meaningful Ways to Make a Difference for a Refugee

• Become a volunteer with MRS program
• Make a donation to help support the Migration and Refugee Services Program (please note: “MRS Program” in the Additional Comments line)
• Make a gift of household items to help support newly arriving refugee families. Please contact Chris Rightmer (chrisr@cs-soaz.org) to coordinate item drop off or pick up.
• View Housing Supplies Need List

How to participate:

To volunteer, contact:

• Catholic Community Services, 268 W. Adams Street, Tucson, AZ  85705