Southeast Michigan
Refuge Collaborative

Improving Integration Outcomes for New Americans

Southeast Michigan Refuge Collaborative (SEMIRC) is a multi-sector network of private and public entities across Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties working together to create more robust systems of support for people seeking refuge and safety. We envision a region where refuge-seekers are welcomed by their new communities, included socially, civically and economically, and empowered to connect to opportunities to establish new lives while retaining their cultural identities.

Download the Strategic Plan

Learn the future plans for SEMIRC.

 

Refugee Integration Study

SEMIRC’s workgroups design and implement creative, collaborative strategies to address obstacles to integration for New Americans

The Advocacy Work activate them as advocacy partners, broadening pro-refugee and immigrant voices.

The Community Engagement workgroup strengthens the connections between SEMIRC and refugee and immigrant communities.

The Cultural Orientation Workgroup provides programming to support refugees and immigrants navigating new systems.

The Housing Workgroup expands access for refugees and immigrants to affordable and appropriate housing.

The Funding for New Americans Coalition, was born out of the Southeast Michigan Refugee Collaborative.

The first annual Michigan Refugee Film Festival was in 2023 in partnership with the Detroit Institute of Arts and the College for Creative Studies.

Access Our Network to Find the Resources You Need

The Collaborative and its members have been able to improve information and the coordination of service and support to meet this growing need.

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