Jewish Vocational Service of Kansas City has already reduced services an cut staff, after the federal government ceased resettling refugees. Like other refugee resettlement agencies around Missouri, it's had to lean on community support to continue its mission.

Nonprofit organizations that provide refugee services in Missouri are pivoting to diversified financial strategies to reduce their dependency on government funding.

These organizations are now focusing more on expanding community-based crowdfunding and scaling up revenue-generating programs to address anticipated financial gaps and ensure continued support for refugees.

City of Refuge, a Columbia-based nonprofit that provides services for refugees resettled in mid-Missouri, was notified that 40% of its federal and state funding m

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