Office of Resettlement Services


The Office of Resettlement Services Provides leadership direction for, and strategically manages, all refugee and asylee populations-related programs administered by MRS which includes:

  • Overseeing MRS resettlement programs, managing diocesan and network programs and direct assistance, and designing and implementing programs. Implementing policies set by the USCCB Committee on Migration to guide MRS program-related activities.
  • Leading program-related development and management efforts and efforts to develop and support diocesan service provision capacity.
  • Developing program-related policies and advocating for responsive policies affecting programs and services.
  • Initiating and coordinating policy interventions designed to enhance program services.
  • Developing fiscal management policies and procedures for programs to ensure accountability and contractual compliance and ensuring comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of program performance.