Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees (SOAR) resettles refugees from around the globe and assists them in their adjustment to a new life in Oregon.

Around the world, over 123 million people are forcibly displaced due to conflict, war, persecution and other forms of violence. More than 40 percent of these refugees are children. For the most vulnerable among them, resettlement to a safe country is their best hope for finding security and building a future for their children.

Welcoming refugees and helping them get a strong start in the United States is good for all of us. Refugees overwhelmingly give back to the communities that welcome them, opening businesses, volunteering and becoming actively engaged citizens.

A refugee is any person who cannot return to their home country out of fear they will be persecuted because of race, religion, political opinion or national origin.

In 2024, SOAR resettled 316 refugees from around the world including Afghanistan, Burma, Belarus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iraq, Russia, Somalia and Syria.

Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees

SOAR provides the following services:

    • Comprehensive and compassionate resettlement services
    • Case management
    • Refugee children school enrollment
    • Refugee Youth Mentorship
    • Cultural orientation
    • Volunteer recruitment to help refugees build new lives in our community
    • Sponsorship development and training