Refugee & Immigrant Transitions

Refugee & Immigrant Transitions (RIT), formerly Refugee Transitions, was founded in 1982 as the Refugee Womens Program. RIT is a 501(c)3 nonprofit agency providing free education, family engagement, and community leadership program services to people who have sought refuge in the U.S.Our students have experienced forced migration due to war, violence, persecution, and/or extreme economic hardship. Despite the adversity they have gone through, as well as the major challenges they face here in the U.S., our students inspire us daily with their courage and commitment. Our work is rooted in a strengths-based approach, where we cultivate mutually beneficial cross-cultural relationships and create opportunities for newcomer leadership.Our mission is to welcome and partner with people who have sought refuge, employing strengths-based educational approaches and community supports so they may thrive in our shared communities.Our vision is to see all newcomers thrive and become full, participati

Refugee Transitions is a community-based nonprofit agency serving high-need, low income refugee, asylee, and immigrant newcomers. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, RT provides education, family engagement, and community leadership programs that help newcomers become self-sufficient and successful in their new communities. A key component of our work over the last 30 years has been fostering cross-cultural relationships between receiving and newcomer communities. RTs vision is to see all newcomers thrive and become full, participating members of our shared communities. Our mission is to assist refugee, asylee, and immigrant newcomers in becoming self-sufficient in the U.S. by providing services that help them attain the English language, life, job, and academic skills they need to succeed in their new communities. We believe in the power of education to unlock opportunity, and we provide solutions that are transformative for students and volunteers alike. We believe that refugee, asy