Provides information about the programs and services of the Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM), the arm of the church that advocates for the protection of the world’s refugees and assists with third-country resettlement. As a national resettlement agency, EMM provides a variety of social services and also seeks to meet the pastoral needs of refugees as they transition to life in the United States. The web site contains both data about refugee populations and solicitations for greater involvement in and support of resettlement efforts on the part of religious leaders, church members, and citizens. Users of the web site may link to: (1) refugee processing updates that chronicle the migration of individuals from Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Yugoslavia, Latin America and the Caribbean, North East Asia, and South Asia; (2) details about ‘s commitment to refugees and immigrants; (4) background on EMM’s history and mission and its most recent status report; (5) human-interest and other news storiesfrom EMM affiliates, as well as photographs; and (6) directories of program staff, diocesan refugee coordinators, and other contact persons.
