Press Room

Denver, CO—Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains (LFSRM) is disheartened by the lowering of the Presidential Determination—or annual cap—set for the number of refugee admissions to the United States announced September 26th by the Administration. The unprecedented new cap, set at just 18,000, reflects a continued trend of reversing the country’s longstanding global leadership in welcoming refugees. …

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On July 30, 2019, Pikes Peak United Way presented our KPC Respite Center in Colorado Springs with a $15,000 donation. Their generosity and continued to support help to bring services to children and families in need in El Paso County. We are proud to have them as a partner!

After 18 years, Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains’ President and CEO, Jim Barclay, will step down at the end of June 2019. The agency’s Vice President of Refugee and Community Services, James Horan, will succeed him as President and CEO. Horan joined LFSRM in 1999 and is a highly respected national leader in refugee and …

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Today (Tuesday, February 5th) multiple refugee and immigrant leaders will be present at the State of the Union as guests of Members of Congress. These guests will represent the millions of people across the U.S. whose lives have been impacted by the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, which has been significantly dismantled over the past two …

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One day last October, Nga Vuong-Sandoval met Jim Barclay for lunch at Racines Restaurant. Barclay, the president of Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains, had gotten to know Vuong-Sandoval through her immigrant and refugee advocacy work in Denver. But Barclay didn’t come just to eat: He had an offer for her. Read more