2025-05-14T18:56:59-04:00 2024-12-31 460547302 BOTTOM LINE TAX ACCTG & BUS SVCS 7466 N LA CHOLLA BLVD TUCSON AZ 85741 990 2024-01-01 263176515 TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY TUCS 5203609195 631 N 2ND AVE TUCSON AZ 85705 JEFFREY SIMONS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5202709537 2025-05-13 true LOUIS A CIURCA EA P01013753 5202971210 2025-05-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEFFREY SIMONS 15375 N BOWMAN RD TUCSON AZ 85739 671087 false X WWW.TUCSONREFUGEEMINISTRY.COM X 2008 AZ PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY EDUCATES, EQUIPS, AND MOBILIZES THE CHURCH TO SERVE REFUGEES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. 10 10 24 160 0 535061 669685 0 556 1402 0 535617 671087 0 0 349663 478183 0 0 168113 182836 517776 661019 17841 10068 414273 422983 2034 1015 412239 421968 X PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY EDUCATES, EQUIPS, AND MOBILIZES THE CHURCH TO SERVE REFUGEES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. false false 429628 669685 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND REFUGEES. WAITING FOR AN AVERAGE OF 17 YEARS, REFUGEES GO THROUGH A SELECTION PROCESS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR). ONCE APPROVED BY THE UNHCR, THEY MUST PASS SECURITY SCREENINGS BY MULTIPLE US AGENCIES BEFORE BEING RESETTLED IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE US. WHEN REFUGEES ARRIVE IN TUCSON, TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY HELPS TO WELCOME THEM WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION BY PARTNERING WITH RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES, TRAINING VOLUNTEERS FROM CHURCHES, AND SUPPORTIVE OUTREACH TO BEFRIEND AND BUILD TRUST WITH REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS. WE OPERATE THE BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTER THAT SERVES AS A SPACE FOR OUR MANY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS FOR THE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD EVENTS AND MEETINGS. BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTS A COFFEE SHOP TWICE WEEKLY FOR GATHERING THE COMMUNITY. BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTER HAS BEEN OFFERING "EMPOWERMENT" CLASSES FOR WOMEN TO LEARN A SKILL FOR MICRO ENTERPRISES SUCH AS SEWING, JEWELRY MAKING, WORKSHOP ON FOOD HANDLING AND THE SELLING OF ETHNIC FOODS. WE ALSO STARTED HOSTING ARTISAN FAIRS AS AN AVENUE FOR THE WOMEN TO SELL THEIR ITEMS. ARRIVE AND THRIVE IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM THAT HELPS REFUGEES GAIN LIFE SKILLS INCLUDING, DRIVING, JOB INTERVIEWING SKILLS, RESUME ASSISTANCE, JOB ASSISTANCE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING/PRACTICE, STARTING A BUSINESS, TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS, AND MONEY MANAGEMENT. WE HOST PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEE FAMILY'S KIDS THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL KIDS CAMP HELD IN THE SUMMER (A WEEKLONG CAMP), AND A FALL AND WINTER CAMP (HOSTED FOR ONE DAY). IN ADDITION TO THIS WE HOST TEEN BOYS, TEEN GIRLS, AND KIDS' GATHERINGS ON AN ONGOING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 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WAITING AN AVERAGE OF 17 YEARS, REFUGEES GO THROUGH A SELECTION PROCESS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR). ONCE APPROVED BY THE UNHCR, THEY THEN HAD TO PASS STRICT SECURITY SCREENINGS BY MULTIPLE U.S. AGENCIES BEFORE BEING RESETTLED IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. WHEN REFUGEES ARRIVE IN TUCSON, TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY HELPS TO WELCOME THEM WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION BY PARTNERING WITH RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES, TRAINING VOLUNTEERS FROM CHURCHES, AND SUPPORTIVE OUTREACH TO BEFRIEND AND BUILD TRUST WITH REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS. WE OPERATE THE BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTER THAT SERVES AS A SPACE FOR OUR MANY PROGRAMS AS WELL FOR THE RESSETTLEMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD EVENTS AND MEETINGS. ARRIVE & THRIVE IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM THAT HELPS REFUGEES GAIN LIFE SKILLS INCLUDING, DRIVING, JOB INTERVIEWING SKILLS, RESUME ASSISTANCE, JOB ASSISTANCE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARING/PRACTICE, STARTING A BUSINESS, TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND MONEY MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY BUILDS BRIDGES BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND REFUGEES. WAITING FOR AN AVERAGE OF 17 YEARS, REFUGEES GO THROUGH A SELECTION PROCESS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR). ONCE APPROVED BY THE UNHCR, THEY MUST PASS SECURITY SCREENINGS BY MULTIPLE US AGENCIES BEFORE BEING RESETTLED IN CITIES THROUGHOUT THE US. WHEN REFUGEES ARRIVE IN TUCSON, TUCSON REFUGEE MINISTRY HELPS TO WELCOME THEM WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION BY PARTNERING WITH RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES, TRAINING VOLUNTEERS FROM CHURCHES, AND SUPPORTIVE OUTREACH TO BEFRIEND AND BUILD TRUST WITH REFUGEE HOUSEHOLDS. WE OPERATE THE BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTER THAT SERVES AS A SPACE FOR OUR MANY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS FOR THE RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD EVENTS AND MEETINGS. BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTER HOSTS A COFFEE SHOP TWICE WEEKLY FOR GATHERING THE COMMUNITY. BUILDING BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTER HAS BEEN OFFERING "EMPOWERMENT" CLASSES FOR WOMEN TO LEARN A SKILL FOR MICRO ENTERPRISES SUCH AS SEWING, JEWELRY MAKING, WORKSHOP ON FOOD HANDLING AND THE SELLING OF ETHNIC FOODS. WE ALSO STARTED HOSTING ARTISAN FAIRS AS AN AVENUE FOR THE WOMEN TO SELL THEIR ITEMS. ARRIVE AND THRIVE IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM THAT HELPS REFUGEES GAIN LIFE SKILLS INCLUDING, DRIVING, JOB INTERVIEWING SKILLS, RESUME ASSISTANCE, JOB ASSISTANCE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING/PRACTICE, STARTING A BUSINESS, TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS, AND MONEY MANAGEMENT. WE HOST PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEE FAMILY'S KIDS THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL KIDS CAMP HELD IN THE SUMMER (A WEEKLONG CAMP), AND A FALL AND WINTER CAMP (HOSTED FOR ONE DAY). IN ADDITION TO THIS WE HOST TEEN BOYS, TEEN GIRLS, AND KIDS' GATHERINGS ON AN ONGOING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LASTLY, WE OFFER AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING FOR STUDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ORAGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990. NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALL SIGN A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FROM INDICATING ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BOARD POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERTING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION POLICIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS CAN BE VIEW AT THE MAIN OFFICE.