Missouri Office of Refugee Administration
A Missouri that values and champions refugees
About Us
MO-ORA is responsible for components of refugee resettlement programs, including youth mentoring, refugee school impact, and more. We’re a private non-profit arm of International Institute of St. Louis.
Our Mission & Vision
Promoting the well-being and inclusion of refugees by resourcing and coordinating resettlement programs across the state. Our vision is a Missouri that values and champions refugees.
Our Role
MO-ORA subcontracts or partners with local refugee resettlement programs throughout the state to ensure access to resources needed to help populations serviced by ORR (Office of Refugee Resettlement) rebuild their lives.
Refugees and asylees generate billions of dollars more than they cost the U.S. government.
Between 1990 and 2022, the United States welcomed over 2.1 million refugees and accepted over 800,000 asylees. While the purpose of granting visas to refugees and asylees is humanitarian, they do impact the United States economically.
Refugees and asylees contributed an estimated $581 billion in revenue to federal, state, and local governments from 2005 to 2019.
Learn more about the fiscal impact of refugees and asylees in a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Who We Serve
Immigrants, asylees, parolees, trafficking victims, and more.
We work to help support new arrivals with tools and critical resources to rebuild their lives, to ease their transition to living in the U.S., and support them in becoming productive members of their new communities.
Programs to
Support Refugees
We have a variety of programs that support refugees in different ways and work with several agencies across the state that help make it all happen.
By the Numbers
A visual representation of the nationalities, languages, ages, etc. of refugees arriving in Missouri.
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