Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

Vitamin Chosen by One of Nation's Largest Immigration Relief Services Providers to Design New Website

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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BALTIMORE, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitamin®, a leading digital-first integrated marketing agency, announced today that Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) of Baltimore, has contracted the agency to design and launch a new website for the nonprofit organization, which is one of the largest faith-based national nonprofits that is dedicated exclusively to serving vulnerable immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Vitamin's scope of work will focus on navigation planning, content strategy, wayfinding, site creation and development, hosting, and ongoing maintenance. Vitamin and LIRS began working together in Q1 2023 and the new site will debut in late Q3 2023, aligning with the traditional year-end push for donations.

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  • Vitamin's scope of work will focus on navigation planning, content strategy, wayfinding, site creation and development, hosting, and ongoing maintenance.
  • LIRS's rising volume of online traffic demonstrates how the organization has outgrown its current website, which was last revamped nearly six years ago.
  • Vitamin has unmatched aptitude in designing cause-related website presences that support numerous constituency groups, offer several programs, and require complex wayfinding and faultless UX dexterity.
  • "The fact that LIRS' offices are almost directly across the street in Downtown Baltimore is a nice bonus.

Refugee Services of Texas Names David McKeever as CEO of the State's Leading Resettlement Organization

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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DALLAS, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Refugee Services of Texas, the state's leading refugee resettlement agency and key provider of services for survivors of human trafficking victims, has named David McKeever as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer.

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  • DALLAS, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Refugee Services of Texas , the state's leading refugee resettlement agency and key provider of services for survivors of human trafficking victims, has named David McKeever as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer.
  • Refugee Services of Texas has named David McKeever as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer.
  • McKeever first became Chief Financial Officer of Refugee Services of Texas in 2021 and took on additional duties last Fall as Interim CEO.
  • As CFO of Refugee Services of Texas, McKeever led the financial management of the organization and advised the CEO on financial planning, budgeting, cash flow, grants, and finance policy.

We Can Help: Walmart Joins the Response to Support Veterans, Afghan Refugees

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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  • Heres how:
    Were looking to the cross-cultural experience of our veteran and Afghan associates to support refugees, service members and one another, as veteran leaders at Walmart explore ways to support these efforts.
  • And the Walmart Foundation is committing $1 million to three nonprofits supporting Afghan refugees entering the U.S., as well as veterans and their families.
  • Through the $1 million committed, the Walmart Foundation will support three organizations in aiding incoming refugees, as well as veterans and their families.
  • In moments of crisis, we support our communities not just physical places, but the people who carry their culture.

Endeavors Names Andrew Lorenzen-Strait as the Senior Director for Migrant Services & Federal Affairs

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Endeavors is pleased to announce the official appointment of Andrew Lorenzen-Strait as the Senior Director for Migrant Services & Federal Affairs at Endeavors.

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  • SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Endeavors is pleased to announce the official appointment of Andrew Lorenzen-Strait as the Senior Director for Migrant Services & Federal Affairs at Endeavors.
  • Andrew Lorenzen-Strait will lead a nation-wide team providing critical social services to migrant families.
  • Andrew will lead a nation-wide team of dedicated professionals providing critical social services to migrants, including unaccompanied children, single adults and families.
  • Before Endeavors, Mr. Lorenzen-Strait served as the Director of Children and Family Services at Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS).